Lodoletta
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Lodoletta is a dramma lirico or lyric opera in three acts by Pietro Mascagni. The libretto is by Giovacchino Forzano, and is based on the novel Two Little Wooden Shoes by Ouida (pseudonym of Marie Louise de la Ramée).
It was first performed at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 30 April 1917 with Rosina Storchio in the title role. The American premiere was on 12 January 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, with Geraldine Farrar as Lodoletta and Enrico Caruso as Flammen.
Roles
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 30 April 1917[1][2] Conductor: Pietro Mascagni |
---|---|---|
Lodoletta | soprano | Rosina Storchio |
La pazza | contralto | Cleofe Braghini |
Maud | soprano | Luigia Pieroni |
La vanard | soprano | Ida De Filippis |
Flammen | tenor | Giuseppe Campioni |
Giannotto | baritone | Enrico Molinari |
Franz | baritone | Leone Paci |
Antonio | bass | Augusto Dadò |
A voice/a postman | tenor | Ettore Bonzi |
The opera is set in 1853 in Holland.
References
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Lodoletta, 30 April 1917". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ "List of cast members". italianopera.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
External links
- Lodoletta (Mascagni): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Libretto (in Italian)
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