I granatieri
Encyclopedia
I granatieri is an 'Neapolitan operetta
' in three acts by the Italian composer Vincenzo Valente
with a libretto
in Italian by Raffaele Della Campa and Joseph Méry
. It has been called the first true Italian operetta.
on 26 October 1889, presented by Luigi Maresca's theatre company. Later performances include:
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
' in three acts by the Italian composer Vincenzo Valente
Vincenzo Valente
Vincenzo Valente was an Italian composer and writer. He was known for his Neapolitan songs and for his operettas.-Life:...
with a libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
in Italian by Raffaele Della Campa and Joseph Méry
Joseph Méry
Joseph Méry was a French writer.Méry was born at Marseille. An ardent romanticist, he collaborated with Auguste Barthélemy in many of his satires and wrote a great number of stories, now forgotten...
. It has been called the first true Italian operetta.
Performance history
I granatieri had its world premiere in TurinTurin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
on 26 October 1889, presented by Luigi Maresca's theatre company. Later performances include:
- 19 May 1897 – first performance in the Teatro Amazonas in ManausManausManaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....
, Brazil (reprised in 1899, 1900, 1902, and 1906) - 4 February 1898 – first performance in the Teatro Costanzi in RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
- 12 June 1911 – New York City premiere at the Irving Place TheatreIrving Place TheatreThe Irving Place Theatre was a located at the south-west corner of Irving Place and East 15th Street in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1888, it has served as a German language theatre, a Yiddish theatre, a burlesque house, a union meeting hall, a theatre and a...
Roles
- Nini sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
- Dorotea soprano
- Beatrice soprano
- Odoardo tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
- Bernardo baritoneBaritoneBaritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
- Marchese Emilio baritone
- Giorgio bass
- John bass