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Suggestioni archeologiche, sperimentazione drammaturgica e propaganda politica nel «Natal di Telefo» di Saverio Mattei e Giacomo Insanguine (1770)
2016
Saverio Mattei (1742-1795) was a very eclectic figure in the context of the Neapolitan culture in the second half of the eighteenth century. The article illustrates and discusses the librettos he wrote to solemnize the birthdays of the King of Spain Charles III, the King of Naples Ferdinand IV and his wife Maria Carolina of Austria. The special dramatic works requested in these occasions, called “prologhi”, were performed in the San Carlo theatre before the opera, and consisted of short actions for three characters alluding to the festive circumstances. Mattei was conscious of the risk of boredom inherent in the celebratory genre, so he tried to make more interesting his pièces by adopting …
Elogio del Jommelli
2022
Saverio Mattei (1742-1795) had a multifaceted personality. Born in Calabria but educated in Naples, he devoted himself to law and held important administrative positions. At the same time, he cultivated numerous cultural interests with inexhaustible enthusiasm: he was a translator of biblical psalms, a theorist of classical and modern dramaturgy, an author and reviser of librettos, a correspondent of Pietro Metastasio and the founder of the music library of the Conservatorio della Pietà de’ Turchini. His "Elogio del Jommelli o sia Il progresso della poesia e della musica teatrale" was printed for the first time in 1784 and published again one year later with a few but interesting variants. …
Saverio Mattei - Il natal d'Apollo. Componimento drammatico per festeggiare la nascita di S.A.R. il principe ereditario delle Sicilie
2022
Description of the libretto "Il natal d'Apollo", a 'festa teatrale' written by Saverio Matteri to celebrate the birth of prince Carlo Tito (1775), son of the kings of Naples Ferdinand IV and Maria Carolina, with summary of the plot and interpretation of the allegorical allusions.