Gianni di Parigi
Gianni di Parigi is a melodramma or opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1839) from a libretto by Felice Romani, which had been previously used by Francesco Morlacchi (1818) for an opera of the same name. It is derived from Jean de Paris, an opera by François-Adrien Boïeldieu (1812) with a libretto by Claude Godard d'Aucourt de Saint-Just.
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[edit] Performance history
The opera was first performed on 10 September 1839 at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan. There were performances in 1846 at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, but it was not revived subsequently until 1988 in Bergamo. A new production in 2010 at the Festival della Valle d'Itria at Martina Franca was revived by Wexford Festival Opera in October 2011.
[edit] Synopsis
- Place: Provence.
- Time: 14th century
Pedrigo, an innkeeper from provence, is preparing his inn for the arrival of the Princess of Navarre who ordered her lunch and lodging in advance, but before her arrival comes a rich citizen from Paris, Gianni, who pays him as twice as much and gets hold of the place. To everyone's surprise, when the princess arrives she accepts the situation with good humor - and that's because she recognizes Gianni as King Philip de Valois's son. Finally both princess and prince (after taking off his disguise) fall in love and are prepared to get married.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 10 September 1839 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Princess of Navarra | soprano | Antonietta Marini-Rainieri |
| Il gran siniscalco, her seneschal | bass | Ignazio Marini |
| Gianni di Parigi | tenor | Lorenzo Salvi |
| Pedrigo | bass | Agostino Rovere |
| Lorezza, his daughter | mezzo-soprano | Marietta Sacchi |
| Oliviero, a page | contralto | Felicita Baillou-Hillaret |
| Followers of the princess and of Gianni, waiters | ||
[edit] Recordings
| Year | Cast (La Principessa di Navarra, Il Gran Siniscalco, Gianni di Parigi, Pedrigo) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Luciana Serra, Angelo Romero, Giuseppe Morino, Enrico Fissore |
Carlo Cillario, Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded at performances at the Bergamo Festival, 18, 20, 22, 25 September) |
Audio CD: Nuovo Era Cat: 6752-6753 |
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ Source for recording information: Recording(s) of Gianni di Parigi on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- Sources
- Ashbrook, William, Donizetti and His Operas, Cambridge University Press, 1982, ISBN 052123526X ISBN 0-521-23526-X
- Casaglia, Gherardo, "10 Settembre 1839", Almanacco Amadeus. Accessed 26 September 2009.
- Gelli, Piero (ed.), "Gianni di Parigi", Dizionario dell'Opera, Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 2007, ISBN 88-6073-184-4. Accessed online 26 September 2009.
- Holden, Amanda (Ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001. ISBN 0-140-29312-4
- Osborne, Charles, The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1994 ISBN 0931340713
- Weinstock, Herbert, Donizetti and the World of Opera in Italy, Paris, and Vienna in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, New York: Pantheon Books, 1963. ISBN 63-13703
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