How does Rossini's opera 'La Gazza Ladra' translate into English?
"Dorliska"" (21 November 1820), ""Otello"" (5 June 1821), and ""Tancredi"" (23 April 1822). His operas were so popular, that some of his Paris premieres were given at the larger Salle Le Peletier, including ""La gazza ladra"" (18 September 1821), ""Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra"" (10 March 1822), ""Mosè in Egitto"" (20 October 1822), and ""La donna del lago"" (7 September 1824, produced under Rossini's supervision). Rossini himself had come to Paris by 1 August 1824 and became director of the Théâtre-Italien on 1 December 1824. He revived eight of his earlier works, including ""Il barbiere di Siviglia"" and ""Tancredi"". His last Italian"
"La gazzetta La gazzetta, ossia Il matrimonio per concorso (The Newspaper, or The Marriage Contest) is an opera buffa by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was by Giuseppe Palomba after Carlo Goldoni's play ""Il matrimonio per concorso"" of 1763. The opera satirizes the influence of newspapers on people's lives. There is critical disagreement as to its success, although the New England Conservatory's notes for their April 2013 production state that the opera ""was an immediate hit, and showed Rossini at his comic best."" Following the success of his ""Il Barbiere di Siviglia"" in Rome, the composer arrived in Naples in February"
"the conclusion. But in 1826, two years after settling in Paris, Rossini tried yet again, with yet another version (which included two ballets, as called for by French operatic tradition), transplanted it to the Peloponnese with the new title ""Le siège de Corinthe"" in a topical nod to the then-raging Greek war for independence from the Ottomans, and translated it into French. This time, Rossini succeeded, and the opera was performed in various countries over the next decade or so. The first performance, in French, was at the Salle Le Peletier of the Paris Opéra on 9 October 1826. It"
"mezzo mare"" and its English versions ""Oh! Ma-Ma!"" and ""Lazy Mary"". La Danza ""La danza"" (1835) is a patter song by Gioachino Rossini, in Tarantella napoletana time, the eighth song of the collection ""Les soirées musicales"" (1830–1835). The lyrics are by Count Carlo Pepoli (), librettist of Vincenzo Bellini's opera ""I puritani"". ""La danza"" is a stand-alone chamber vocal piece, rather than part of a larger work. Franz Liszt transcribed it for piano; Frédéric Chopin used the song as inspiration for his Tarantelle in A-flat, Op. 43; and Ottorino Respighi featured it in ""La Boutique fantasque"". ""La danza"" was loosely"
"L'equivoco stravagante L'equivoco stravagante (; The Curious Misunderstanding) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Gaetano Gasbarri. It was Rossini's first attempt at writing a full two-act opera. ""L'equivoco stravagante"" was first performed at the Teatro del Corso, Bologna, on 26 October 1811. It was only performed three times before the police closed the production down, possibly because the text touched on the subject of army desertion. The music of the overture was subsequently lost. The opera was first produced in the United States (in English translation as ""The Bizarre Deception"")"
"Rossini made modifications for the French audience, changing it from two to four acts and changing Rosina's part from a contralto to a soprano. This new version premiered at the Odéon-Théâtre on 6 May 1824, with Rossini present, and remains today the version most used in opera houses around the world. Rossini decided to settle in Paris and became the musical director of the theater. With Rossini at its head, the ""Théâtre-Italien"" had a huge success; its company included several of the finest singers in Europe, including Giulia Grisi, the niece of Napoleon's favorite, Giuseppina Grassi; and Maria Malibran, who"
"L'occasione fa il ladro L’occasione fa il ladro, ossia Il cambio della valigia (Opportunity Makes a Thief, or The Exchanged Suitcase) is an opera (""burletta per musica"" or ""farsa"") in one act by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Prividali, based on ""Le prétendu par hasard, ou L’occasion fait le larron"", an 1810 vaudeville by Eugène Scribe. 19th century ""L’occasione fa il ladro"" was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè, Venice, on 24 November 1812. Of the five one-act operas that he wrote for the theatre, this was the one performed most often during the composer’s lifetime"
"partly due to Boito's revisions making the opera more traditional in style, and also to the Italian audience having become familiar with, and more willing to accept, developments in opera associated with those of Richard Wagner. Boito made further minor revisions during 1876, and this version was first performed at the Teatro Rossini in Venice on 13 May 1876. The first British performance took place at Her Majesty's Theatre, London on 6 July 1880 and the American premiere was on 16 November 1880 in Boston. Thereafter, Boito continued to make small changes until the final definitive production in Milan on"
"rarely performed in translation. Exceptions include the English National Opera, the Opera Theater of St. Louis, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, and Opera South East, which favor English translations. Another exception are opera productions intended for a young audience, such as Humperdinck's ""Hansel and Gretel"" and some productions of Mozart's ""The Magic Flute"". Outside the US, and especially in Europe, most opera houses receive public subsidies from taxpayers. In Milan, Italy, 60% of La Scala's annual budget of €115 million is from ticket sales and private donations, with the remaining 40% coming from public funds. In 2005, La Scala received 25%"
"Otello (Rossini) Otello () is an opera in three acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Berio di Salsa. The work is based on a French adaptation of the story, not Shakespeare's play ""Othello"" as neither Rossini nor his librettist knew the English drama. The opera deviates heavily from Shakespeare's version not only in that it takes place in Venice and not on Cyprus, but also in that the whole dramatic conflict develops in a different manner. The role of Iago is reduced to some degree, and it is much less diabolical than in the original"
"law. The libretto was then rewritten and retitled ""La rinegata"", with the Italian characters changed to Turks, and the performances were resumed. The first English-language production was in London on 30 December 1843. The English tenor Sims Reeves was a noted Gennaro. ""Lucrezia"" was first presented in New Orleans on 27 April 1843 and then at New York's American Theatre on 11 May 1843 and later at the Palmo's Opera House in 1847: with Giulia Grisi in 1854; and with Thérèse Tietjens and Brignoli in 1876. It was given at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, in 1882, and at the"
"Il turco in Italia Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy) is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The Italian-language libretto was written by Felice Romani. It was a re-working of a libretto by Caterino Mazzolà set as an opera (with the same title) by the German composer in 1788. An opera buffa, it was influenced by Mozart's ""Così fan tutte"", which was performed at the same theatre shortly before Rossini's work. The strangely harmonized overture, though infrequently recorded, is one of the best examples of Rossini's characteristic style. An unusually long introduction displays an extended, melancholy"
"and move to Lisbon"" - it became Portugal in 1640 while under Spanish control. Therefore, the title was changed to Giovanna de Guzman. Overall, Verdi was not happy with the translation, which Budden regards as ""one of the worst ever perpetrated. However, some improvements were made when the opera reverted to its translated Italian title after 1861. After 1861, in the post-unification era, the opera reverted to its translated Italian title, I vespri siciliani and it is sometimes performed under that title and in that version today. Prior to the events of the opera, Procida, a leading Sicilian patriot, was"
"L'italiana in Algeri L'Italiana in Algeri (; The Italian Girl in Algiers) is an operatic ""dramma giocoso"" in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca. It premiered at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice on 22 May 1813. The music is characteristic of Rossini's style, remarkable for its fusion of sustained, manic energy with elegant, pristine melodies. Rossini wrote ""L'Italiana in Algeri"" when he was 21. Rossini stated that he composed the opera in 18 days, though other sources claim that it took him 27 days."
"and 8 operas, among which was ""Turandot, Princess of Shiraz"", libretto after Schiller, first performed on 3 October 1838. Schiller's play was re-translated into Italian by his friend Andrea Maffei in 1863. Antonio Bazzini's opera ""Turanda"", with a libretto by Antonio Gazzoletti, was first performed at La Scala, Milan, 13 January 1867. Bazzini later taught composition to Giacomo Puccini and Pietro Mascagni at the Milan Conservatory. A free English translation from Schiller by Sabilla Novello was published in 1872. After reading Gozzi's play, Ferruccio Busoni began sketching out some incidental music to accompany it (1904-1905). He swiftly expanded the sketches"
"Audio CD Nuovo Era (Membran) 232585 (released 2009) Notes Sources Il giovedì grasso Il giovedì grasso is a ""farsa"" in one act by Gaetano Donizetti, from a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni. The literal translation of the title is ""Fat Thursday"", a reference to Carnival celebration. The libretto was adapted from the French comedies ""Monsieur de Pourceaugnac"" by Molière and ""Le nouveau Pourceaugnac"" by Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson and Eugène Scribe. The opera uses spoken dialogue rather than recitatives, and the buffo role is given in the Neapolitan language. The work premiered at the Teatro del Fondo in Naples on 26 February 1829."
"premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on 20 December 1883. The opera's title translates as ""The Happy Woman"", but is usually given in English as ""The Ballad Singer"". However, as this fails to convey the irony inherent in the original, the Italian is usually used. Each act of ""La Gioconda"" has a title. The story revolves around a woman, Gioconda, who so loves her mother that when Laura, her rival in love for the heart of Enzo, saves her mother's life, Gioconda puts aside her own romantic love to repay her. The villain Barnaba tries to seduce Gioconda, but she prefers"
"most often performed around the world. However, the original 1904 version is occasionally performed, such as for the opening of La Scala's season on 7 December 2016, with Riccardo Chailly conducting. Premieres of the standard version in major opera houses throughout the world include those in the Teatro de la Opera de Buenos Aires on 2 July 1904, under Arturo Toscanini, this being the first performance in the world outside Italy. Its first performance in Britain was in London on 10 July 1905 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, while the first US performance was presented in English on"
"is provided by the servant Pappacione, fooled into searching for gold in an old cistern. All ends happily. Notes Cited sources Other sources La zingara La zingara (""The Gypsy Girl"") is an opera semiseria in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, set to a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola after ""La petite bohémienne"" (""The Little Gypsy"") by Louis-Charles Caigniez, which was itself derived from a work of August von Kotzebue. It was Donizetti's first opera written for Naples, and the first performance of this ""rescue opera"" took place at the Teatro Nuovo on 12 May 1822. One critic reviewing the 2001"
"her in a drugged state back to his palace. Mandina, after a little experience of upper-class luxuries, eventually establishes her innocence and marries Pippo after all. La villanella rapita La villanella rapita (""The Abducted Country Girl"") is an ""opera giocosa"" in two acts by Francesco Bianchi. The libretto was by Giovanni Bertati. The opera was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice in the autumn of 1783. It was then given at the Eszterháza Theater in Süttör on 29 August 1784. It was also produced at the Little Haymarket Theatre in London under Vincenzo Federici on 27 February"
"a wholly new opera and he accepted the challenge. It seems Rossini was initially attracted to Scott's poem when, in musicologist Philip Gossett's opinion, he was introduced to it in translation by the young French composer Désiré-Alexandre Batton, a student of his and Prix de Rome winner then in Italy. On hearing about the poem from Batton, Rossini asked for a copy and within a few days informed Batton he was so delighted with it he would compose an opera based on it. He then immediately called upon the Naples-based librettist Andrea Leone Tottola (who is described as ""a comparative"
"post-unification era, it reverted to its translated Italian title, ""I vespri siciliani"" and it is under that title and in that version that the opera has been most commonly performed until recently. From 1856 forward,until the twenty-first century, it was almost always performed in the Italian version. The UK premiere took place on 27 July 1859 at the Drury Lane Theatre in London while on 7 November of that year, it appeared at the Academy of Music in New York. The Metropolitan Opera in New York has staged this version 114 times since 1893, the most recent being 2004. Companies"
"artistry during which she never leaves the stage. It should be noted that, in the 1822 Venice revision, Rossini substituted his own aria """" from ""La donna del lago"" in order to achieve the conventional effect, as well as to create a happy ending. Also, as Gossett notes, a significant additional feature of the opera is that there are only five independent arias in the opera, only two of which end with cabalettas. In Venice, this version ""was well received when Rossini revised it for performances...at the Teatro La Fenice in December 1822."", his last composition for an Italian house."
"Il giovedì grasso Il giovedì grasso is a ""farsa"" in one act by Gaetano Donizetti, from a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni. The literal translation of the title is ""Fat Thursday"", a reference to Carnival celebration. The libretto was adapted from the French comedies ""Monsieur de Pourceaugnac"" by Molière and ""Le nouveau Pourceaugnac"" by Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson and Eugène Scribe. The opera uses spoken dialogue rather than recitatives, and the buffo role is given in the Neapolitan language. The work premiered at the Teatro del Fondo in Naples on 26 February 1829. The lovers Nina and Theodore are desperate since Nina is"
"with the San Carlo Opera Company. Franco Zeffirelli directed his 1981 La Scala production with Plácido Domingo and Teresa Stratas for a 1982 television airing, which has since been released on DVD. The movie's soundtrack received a Grammy nomination for Best Opera Recording. ""Pagliacci"" was also recorded in English in 1997, and released commercially in 1998, for the Chandos ""Opera in English"" label with Dennis O'Neill as Canio, Alan Opie as Tonio, and Rosa Mannion as Nedda. Pagliacci Pagliacci (; literal translation, ""Clowns"") is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo."
"La Danza ""La danza"" (1835) is a patter song by Gioachino Rossini, in Tarantella napoletana time, the eighth song of the collection ""Les soirées musicales"" (1830–1835). The lyrics are by Count Carlo Pepoli (), librettist of Vincenzo Bellini's opera ""I puritani"". ""La danza"" is a stand-alone chamber vocal piece, rather than part of a larger work. Franz Liszt transcribed it for piano; Frédéric Chopin used the song as inspiration for his Tarantelle in A-flat, Op. 43; and Ottorino Respighi featured it in ""La Boutique fantasque"". ""La danza"" was loosely the original source of the popular wedding tarantella ""C'è la luna"
"The opera was translated into blank verse by Lorenzo Da Ponte as ""Evelina, or the Triumph of the English"" (sic)"" over the Romans"" and staged at the King's Theatre, London on 10 January 1797. It was a success and ran for a total of 13 performances in 1797 and five in 1798. Da Ponte was praised for the unusual fidelity of his translation and also doubled his profits by publishing the translated libretto on his own printing press and selling copies to the theatre audience. Rey completed the score by reusing extracts from Sacchini's previous operas. According to Spire Pitou,"
"La zingara La zingara (""The Gypsy Girl"") is an opera semiseria in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, set to a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola after ""La petite bohémienne"" (""The Little Gypsy"") by Louis-Charles Caigniez, which was itself derived from a work of August von Kotzebue. It was Donizetti's first opera written for Naples, and the first performance of this ""rescue opera"" took place at the Teatro Nuovo on 12 May 1822. One critic reviewing the 2001 recording from the Festival della Valle d'Itria, the opera's first performance outside Italy, made the following observations: Despite its moronic libretto, the opera"
"to be performed, for a Royal audience. Erismena Erismena is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a ""dramma per musica"". The Italian libretto was by Aurelio Aureli, the only work by this writer for Cavalli. Erismena is the first full-length opera known to have been translated into English and may have been first performed in England in 1674. It was first performed in Venice at the Teatro Sant 'Apollinare on 30 December 1655 with further performances between that date and 28 February 1656. Cavalli revised the work in 1670. Both versions"
"1816 to discover that fire had destroyed the Teatro San Carlo, that he was obliged to compose a cantata to celebrate a royal wedding, plus supervise a production of his ""Tancredi"". And the music for ""La gazzetta"" was due for August performances. It would be Rossini's second opera written for Naples and the only comedy he wrote there. As was his wont, Rossini borrowed music from some of his previous works, These included ""Il Turco in Italia"" (1814), ""La pietra del paragone"" (1812), and also from ""Torvaldo e Dorliska"" (1815). None of these pieces would have heard by Naples' audiences"
"and Donizetti's own ""L'elisir d'amore"". The first performance in Italy was at La Scala, Milan on 17 April 1843 with Ottavia Malvani (Norina), Napoleone Rossi (Pasquale), Leone Corelli (Ernesto), and Achille De Bassini (Malatesta). Its first performance in Vienna was at the Kärtnertortheater (in Italian) on 14 May 1843, a production in which Donizetti participated and added the comic baritone duet ""Cheti, cheti, immantinente"" from a discarded portion of his unperformed opera ""L'ange de Nisida"". In England it was first presented on 29 June 1843 at Her Majesty's Theatre in London (in Italian). The opera was translated into French by"
"at the Met on 26 October 1883 the opera has been a staple of its repertoire. Today, almost all performances use the Italian version and it is one of the world's most frequently performed operas. In French as ""Le trouvère"" After the successful presentation of the opera in Italian in Paris, François-Louis Crosnier, director of l'Opéra de Paris, proposed that Verdi revise his opera for the Paris audience as a grand opera, which would include a ballet, to be presented on the stage of the major Paris house. While Verdi was in Paris with Giuseppina Strepponi from late July 1855,"
"the original Zorika), with W. H. Berry as Dragotin, her father. The piece was a flop in New York, but a success in London, running for 299 performances and then touring Great Britain in 1913, featuring Daisy Burrell. Gipsy Love (operetta) Gipsy Love (German title ""Zigeunerliebe"") is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár with a libretto by Alfred Willner and Robert Bodanzky, provided with English translations and revisions by several hands. The story centres on the daughter of a Romanian landowner who is engaged to a man of her own class but is attracted to a gipsy violinist"