''Torneo notturno'' (''Nocturnal Tournament'') is an opera by the Italian composer Gian Francesco Malipiero. It was first performed at the Nationaltheater in Munich on 15 May 1931. The

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, by the composer, is based on works by

Serafino Aquilano Serafino is an Italian given name. It may refer to: People * Serafino de Montegranaro (1540–1604), Italian Capuchin friar * Serafino de' Serafini (1323-1393), Italian painter * Serafino Belfanti (1860–1939), Italian immunologist * Serafino B ...

Francesco Sacchetti Francesco di Riccardo Sacchetti (died in or before 1473), a member of an illustrious Tuscan family, was a doctor of medicine and professor of logic and law at the University of Pavia, Italy from 1449-69. His son, Francesco di Francesco Sacchetti ...

and Tuscan folk songs. The work is made up of seven scenes or ''notturni'' linked by instrumental interludes. The titles of the ''notturni'' are: #''Le serenate'' #''La tormenta'' #''La foresta'' #''La taverna del buon tempo'' #''Il focolare spento'' #''Il castello della noia'' #''La prigione''

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Sources

*''The Viking Opera Guide'' ed. Holden (1993)
Del Teatro (in Italian)
{{Gian Francesco Malipiero Operas Italian-language operas 1931 operas Operas by Gian Francesco Malipiero