- Li zite 'ngalera
"Li zite 'ngalera" ("The Lovers on the Galley") is a
comic opera in three acts by the Italian composerLeonardo Vinci . Thelibretto , by Bernardo Saddumene, is written in Neapolitan dialect. The opera was first performed at theTeatro dei Fiorentini ,Naples on3 January 1722 .Roles
ynopsis
The young man Carlo abandons his old love Belluccia in favour of a new one, Ciomma. Disguised as a man, Belluccia pursues Carlo. She manages to make several local ladies, including Ciomma herself, fall in love with her. When Belluccia's father, the galley captain Federico, arrives, he threatens Carlo with death, but Belluccia takes pity on him and the couple are reconciled and married.
Recording
"Li zite 'ngalera" Soloists, Capella de' Turchini, conducted by Antonio Florio (Opus 111, 1999)
ources
* [http://www.delteatro.it/dizionario_dell_opera/z/zite_ngalera_li.php Del Teatro (in Italian]
* [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jean-claude.brenac/VINCI_ZITE.htm Magazine de l'opéra baroque (in French)]
* [http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=3&Mese=01&Anno=1722&Giornata=&Testo=&Parola=Stringa Amadeus Online (premiere cast)]
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