A Santa Lucia
A Santa Lucia is a two-act verismo Italian-language opera by Pierantonio Tasca to a libretto by Enrico Golisciani based on the Scene napolitane of Goffredo Cognetti. It was premiered at the Kroll Opera in Berlin on 16 November 1892 with Gemma Bellincioni and Roberto Stagno in the main roles.[1] The title refers to the setting, the Borgo Santa Lucia historic waterfront district of Naples
Recording
[edit]A Santa Lucia - Iordanka Derilova, Rita Kapfhammer, Cornelia Marschall, Ulf Paulsen, Ray M. Wade, Opernchor des Anhaltischen Theaters Dessau, Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau, Markus L. Frank 1CD CPO 2019
References
[edit]- ^ Annals of Opera 1943 p602 Tasca : A SANTA LUCIA Berlin , Kroll's . Text by E. Golisciani and G. Cognetti . Two acts . Tasca's best opera . Produced at Berlin in Italian , and revived there at the Th.d.W. 10.xi. 1905 , again in Italian .