Boccaccio (Operetta)
Боккаччо | |
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Operatta от Fresh von Supp | |
![]() Композитор оперетты, c. 1885 | |
Родной титул | Боккаччо, или принц Палермо |
Translation | Boccaccio, or the Prince of Palermo |
Librettist | |
Language | German |
Premiere | 1 February 1879 Carltheater, Vienna |
Боккаччо, или принц Палермо [ 2 ] [ 3 ] ( Боккаччо, или Принц Палермо )-это оперетта в трех актах Франца фон Спетя в немецкое либретто Камилло Уолзел и Ричард Джене , основанную на пьесе Жан-Франсуаса Баярда , Адольфе де Лейвен , Леон Леон Брунсуик и Артур де, Адольф де Лейвен, Леон Леон Брунсуик и Артур де. Beauplan , базирующийся в очереди на Decameron Джованни Боккаччо . Несмотря на четкие связи оперы с венской оперной традицией, Opera's Opera выбирает большую часть своего стиля от итальянской оперы. [ 4 ]
Опера была начата где -то около осени 1878 года [ 5 ] [ 6 ] и впервые опубликовано в 1879 году августовской компанией Cranz Company и выступила в Карлтеатере , Вена, 1 февраля 1879 года. Английский перевод и адаптация были завершены в 1880 году Декстером Смитом [ 7 ] А позже Оскар Вейл и Густав Хинрихс около 1883 года. [ 8 ] Первое современное редактирование работы произошло в 1950 году для премьеры работы в столичной опера в Нью -Йорке, и еще несколько итераций произошли в 20 -м веке. [ 4 ]
In 1940, Boccaccio was made into a film by American-born Italian film director Marcello Albani.[citation needed]
Performance history
[edit]Following its premiere in 1879, the opera quickly made its way around the globe.
- April 23, 1880: New York
- February 3, 1882: Brussels, Belgium (based on translation by Gustave Lagye)
- March 29, 1883: Paris, France (Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques)
- May 1, 1882 to 1929: Parma, Italy (Teatro Reinach)
- September 16, 1882: Vienna, Austria (Theater an der Wien)[9]
- 1882: London, United Kingdom (Comedy Theatre)
- September 2, 188(3 or 4): Melbourne, Australia
- December 26, 1884: Brno, Czech Republic
- October 11, 1886: Manaus, Amazonos (Éden-Theatro)
- July 5, 1889: Vienna, Austria (Venedig in Wien)
- 1897: Manaus, Amazonos (Amazonas Theater)
- 1898: Rome, Italy (Costanzi Theater, based on translation by Gian Luigi Bonelli)
- 1905: (Broadway ft. Raymond Hitchcock)
- 1922: Venice, Italy (La Fenice)
- 1931: Metropolitan Opera House, New York (ft. Maria Jeritza)[10]
- 1932 - 1953: Vienna, Austria (Wiener Staatsoper ft. Maria Jeritza)
- 1935: Turin, Italy (Teatro Regio, conducted by Franco Ghione ft. Iris Adami Corradetti)
- 1950, 1958, 1973: Berlin, Germany (Metropoltheater)
- 1951: Vienna, Austria (Burgtheater)
- 1956: Munich, Germany (Gärtnerplatztheater)
- 1970: Florence, Italy (Teatro Comunale di Firenze ft. Fedora Barbieri, Alvinio Misciano, and Mario Petri)
- 1976: Bordeaux, France (Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux)
- 2015/2016: Hildesheim, Germany (Theater für Niedersachsen)
Roles and role creators
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Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 1 February 1879[11] |
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Fiametta, Lambertuccio's foster-daughter | soprano | Rosa Streitmann |
Giovanni Boccaccio, novelist and poet | mezzo-soprano | Antonie Link |
Beatrice, Lambertuccio's wife | soprano | |
Isabella, Lotteringhi's wife | mezzo-soprano | |
Peronella | contralto | |
Pietro, Prince of Palermo | tenor | |
Lambertuccio, the grocer | baritone | |
Lotteringhi, the cooper | baritone | Franz Tewele |
Scalza, the barber | baritone | |
Leonello, Boccaccio's student friend | baritone | |
Checco, a beggar | bass | Carl Blasel |
Fratelli, the bookseller | baritone | |
Majordomo | baritone | |
Beggars, students, servants, Donna Pulci's daughters – chorus |
Synopsis
[edit]- Time: 1331.
- Place: Florence.
In early-Renaissance Florence, the erotic novellas of the poet Boccaccio cause a stir and the locals are divided into the female fans of his scandalous tales and their jealous husbands. A plot is hatched by the husbands to chase Boccaccio from the city and have him locked up. But Boccaccio has other plans, including one to win the hand of the Duke's daughter Fiammetta, which he finally succeeds in doing after finding favour with the Duke.
Musical numbers
[edit]- "Ich sehe einen jungen Mann dort stehn" (Boccaccio)
- "Hab' ich nur deine Liebe" (Fiametta, later with Boccaccio)
- Act 1 finale (book-burning)
- Serenade (Boccaccio, Pietro, Leonetto)
- Cooper's Song (Lotteringhi)
- Waltz trio "Wie pocht mein Herz so ungestüm" (Fiametta, Isabella, Peronella)
- Lovers' sextet
- Duet "Florenz hat schöne Frauen (Mia bella florentina)" (Fiametta, Boccaccio)
- Act 3 finale (Boccaccio's counsel)
References
[edit]- ^ Heinrich von Littrow, der echte Textautor von Suppès „Boccaccio“-Hit „Hab‘ ich nur Deine Liebe“[dead link]
- ^ Boccaccio at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Suppé, Franz von; Zell, F.; Genée, Richard; Boccaccio, Giovanni (1884). Boccaccio. Comic opera in three acts. New York: The McWilliams printing house.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Aisenpreis, Uwe. "Franz von Suppé – Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien". www.f-v-su.de (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Weigel, Andreas [in German] (7 August 2018). "Hat Franz von Suppè seinen Boccaccio nachweislich in seiner Sommerfrische Gars komponiert?". Stars in Gars (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Weigel, Andreas (1 June 2019). "Warum Franz von Suppès Operette Boccaccio (höchstwahrscheinlich) keine Garser Komposition ist". Stars in Gars (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Suppé, Franz von; Boccaccio, Giovanni; Smith, Dexter; Genée, Richard; Zell, F. (1880). Boccaccio, or, The prince of Palermo; comic opera in three acts. Prince of Palermo. Boston: Ditson.
- ^ "Von Suppé's sparkling comic opera in three acts, entitled: Boccaccio / libretto by Messrs. Reece & Farine", via Trove. Retrieved 28 July 2013
- ^ Gänzl, Kurt. "Boccaccio Operette in 3 acts". The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via Operetta Research Center.
- ^ "BiblioTech PRO V3.2a". archives.metoperafamily.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Boccaccio, 1 February 1879". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Further reading
[edit]- Лэмб, Эндрю (1992), « Боккаччо » в новом словаре оперы «Новая роща» , изд. Стэнли Сэди (Лондон) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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