Sigismondo

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Opera by Gioachino Rossini

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::summary Opera by Gioachino Rossini ::

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Field	Value
name	Sigismondo
composer	Gioachino Rossini
image	Rossini young-circa-1815.jpg
image_upright	0.8
caption	Rossini c. 1815
librettist	Giuseppe Maria Foppa
language	Italian
premiere_date
premiere_location	La Fenice, Venice
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The opera was not a success and Rossini later re-used some of its music in Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra, The Barber of Seville, and Adina.

Performance history

Sigismondo was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, on 26 December 1814, with revivals in Cremona, Reggio Emilia, Padua and Senigallia (all in 1819), Florence and Siena (both in 1820) and finally in Bologna (1827).

Its modern revival took place in Rovigo in 1992 (see recording details below).

Synopsis

:Time: 16th Century :Place: Poland

Roles

::data[format=table] | Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 26 December 1814 (Conductor: ) | |---|---|---| | Sigismondo, King of Poland | contralto | Marietta Marcolini | | Ladislao, Prime Minister of Poland | tenor | Claudio Bonoldi | | Anagilda, sister of Ladislao | soprano | Marianna Rossi | | Radoski, confidant of Ladislao | tenor | Domenico Bartoli | | Ulderico, King of Bohemia | bass | Luciano Bianchi | | Aldimira, daughter of Ulderico and wife of Sigismondo | soprano | Elisabetta Manfredini-Guarmani | | Zenovito, Polish noble | bass | Luciano Bianchi | ::

Recordings

::data[format=table] | Year | Cast: Sigismondo, Ladislao, Aldimira, Ulderico | Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra | Label | |---|---|---|---| | 1992 | Sonia Ganassi, Bruno Lazzaretti, Rosella Ragatzu, Giacomo Prestia | Richard Bonynge, Rovigo Venezze Conservatory Orchestra | Audio CD: Bongiovanni Cat: 8.660189-90 | | 2017 | Margarita Gritskova, Kenneth Tarver, Maria Aleida, Marcell Bakonyi | Antonino Fogliani, Virtuosi Brunensis, Recorded live at the Rossini in Wildbad Festival | CD Naxos Records Cat:8.660403-04 | | 2019 | Marianna Pizzolato, Kenneth Tarver, Hera Hyesang Park, Il Hong | Keri-Lynn Wilson, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks | CD BR Klassik Cat:900327 | ::

References

Notes Sources

Gossett, Philip; Brauner, Patricia (2001), " Sigismondo " in Holden, Amanda (ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam.
Osborne, Charles (1994), The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, London: Methuen; Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press.
Osborne, Richard (1998), "Sigismondo", in Stanley Sadie (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. xxxx. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc.
Osborne, Richard (1990), Rossini, Ithaca, New York: Northeastern University Press.
Osborne, Richard (1998), "Sigismondo", in Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. XXX. pp. XXX London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc.
Radiciotti, Giuseppe (1927—1929), Gioacchino Rossini: vita documentata; opere ed influenze su l'arte, 3 vols. Tivoli: Chicca.

References

Osborne, Charles, p.44
Holden, p. 775
Osborne, Charles, p. 43
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