Il Flaminio
| Il Flaminio | |
|---|---|
| Opera buffa by G. B. Pergolesi | |
 Title page of the libretto | |
| Librettist | Gennaro Antonio Federico |
| Language | Neapolitan and Italian |
| Premiere | 1735 Teatro Nuovo, Naples |
Il Flaminio is a 1735 opera buffa[1] by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi to a Neapolitan libretto by Gennaro Antonio Federico, first performed at the Teatro Nuovo, Naples. Untypically in Pergolesi's difficult and short career the opera was an immediate success and continued to be staged up to 1750.[2]
Roles
[edit]| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast 1735 |
|---|---|---|
| Giustina, a young widow | contralto | |
| Flaminio, under the false name of Giulio, her lover | soprano (en travesti) | Antonia Colasanti |
| Polidoro, in love with Giustina | tenor | Pietro Vitale |
| Agata, his sister, Ferdinando's fiancée, but in love with Giulio | soprano | Anna Cialfieri |
| Ferdinando | soprano (breeches role) | Paola Fernandez |
| Checca, Giustina's maid | soprano | Margherita Pozzi |
| Vastiano, Polidoro's servant, in love with Checca | bass | Girolamo Piani |
Recordings
[edit]- DVD from Teatro Studio Valeria Moriconi, Jesi 2010 Juan Francisco Gatell (Polidoro), Laura Polverelli (Flaminio), Marina De Liso (Giustina), Sonia Yoncheva (Agata) & Serena Malfi (Ferdinando) Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone (conductor) & Michal Znaniecki (stage director)
References
[edit]- ^ "G. B. Pergolesi: Il Flaminio (1735) / Sinfonia from the Opera / Accademia Bizantina". YouTube. 19 February 2009.
- ^ Julie Ann Sadie, Companion to Baroque Music p.75
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