' (The White Rose and the Red Rose) is an opera in two acts composed by

Simon Mayr Johann(es) Simon Mayr (also spelled Majer, Mayer, Maier), also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr (14 June 1763 – 2 December 1845), was a German composer. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the ...

to an Italian

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Felice Romani Giuseppe Felice Romani (31 January 178828 January 1865) was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. Romani was considered the finest Italian librettist betw ...

. It premiered at the Teatro Sant'Agostino, Genoa, on 21 February 1813. Set in England against the backdrop of the

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, Romani's libretto is based on

René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt René-Charles Guilbert de PixerécourtOften written as Pixérécourt, although the self-edited ''Théâtre choisi'' omits the first accent. The X was pronounced S. (22 January 1773 – 27 July 1844) was a French theatre director and playwright ...

's '. Mayr's opera has also been performed under the title ''Il trionfo dell'amicizia'' (The triumph of friendship).

Recordings

*Mayr: ''La rosa bianca e la rosa rossa'' – Orchestra Stabile di Bergamo, conducted by with

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as Clothilde. Label: BMG Ricordi

References

External links

* Mayr, Simon (1820
''La rosa bianca e la rosa rossa: Dramma serio per musica''
Fantosini (complete libretto published for the 1820 performance at the

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, Florence, digitized by the

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) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosa bianca, La Operas by Simon Mayr Italian-language operas 1813 operas Operas Operas set in England Wars of the Roses Operas based on plays Libretti by Felice Romani