Sigismondo
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Sigismondo is an operatic 'dramma' in two act by Gioacchino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa.
The opera was not a success and Rossini later re-used some its music in Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra.
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[edit] Performance history
Sigismondo was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, on 26 December 1814. It was revived in Rovigo in 1992 (see recording details below).
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, December 26, 1814[1] (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 | baritone | 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 |
[edit] Selected recordings
Rossini: Sigismondo - Rovigo Venezze Conservatory Orchestra
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Principal singers: Sonia Ganassi (Sigismondo), Bruno Lazzaretti (Ladislao), Rosella Ragatzu (Aldimira), Giacomo Prestia (Ulderico), Nicoletta Zanini (Anagilda), Filippo Pina (Radoski)
- Recording date: October 1992
- Label: Bongiovanni - 8.660189-90 (CD)
[edit] Sources
- Osborne, Richard: "Sigismondo" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Stanley Sadie (Ed.). (London: MacMillan, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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