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Una nuova fonte per "Gemma di Vergy". La revisione d'autore per il Théâtre-Italien (1845)
2021
Staged at La Scala in Milan in 1834 and then on countless Italian and European stages, Gemma di Vergy was performed the first time in Paris in 1845 at the Théâtre-Italien, in a version specially reworked by Donizetti (the last work he completed before his death). Long considered lost, the score prepared on that occasion by the composer has re-emerged among the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France - Département de la Musique. The essay describes the new source, reconstructs the genesis of the revision and examines the author’s variants. The latter are responsive to two main requirements: on the one hand, adapting the musical text to contingent interpretive needs, and more spec…
Il terzo atto al San Carlo di Napoli nell’ultimo trentennio del Settecento: declino, atrofizzazione, scomparsa
2023
In the last decades of the eighteenth century, the third act of opera seria was gradually reduced in importance and dimensions until it disappeared altogether. The article studies this process in relation to the repertoire of the San Carlo theatre in Naples from 1771 on, with special attention to the intertwining of dramaturgical choices and audience’s behavior. The examination of a large number of librettos and scores makes it possible to fix reliable chronological terms. After an isolated episode in 1780, the adfirmation of the two-act model can be traced back to the 1786-1787 season. The new formula quickly took hold, but three-act operas continued to be performed - with ever decreasing …
Verdi e il Théâtre Italien di Parigi (1845-1856)
2019
Quale ruolo svolse il Théâtre Italien di Parigi nella relazione privilegiata che legò Verdi alla Francia? Fino ad oggi gli studiosi hanno lasciato quasi del tutto inevasa questa domanda. Eppure proprio il Théâtre Italien, istituzione votata specificamente all’esecuzione di opere italiane in lingua originale, fino alla sua chiusura, nel 1878, fu di gran lunga il palcoscenico parigino sul quale si diede con maggior frequenza e costanza la musica del compositore. Della storia dei legami fra Verdi, le sue opere e il Théâtre Italien, questo libro indaga le tormentate fasi comprese fra gli esordi (Nabucodonosor, 1845) e i primi trionfi (Il trovatore, 1854- 56). Attraverso un percorso di ricerca c…