- Sigismondo
"Sigismondo" is an
opera tic 'dramma' in two act byGioacchino Rossini to an Italianlibretto byGiuseppe Maria Foppa .The opera was not a success and Rossini later re-used some its music in
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra .Performance history
"Sigismondo" was first performed at the
Teatro La Fenice ,Venice , on26 December ,1814 . It was revived inRovigo in 1992 (see recording details below).Roles
elected 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)References
*Osborne, Richard: "Sigismondo" in "The
New Grove Dictionary of Opera ", Stanley Sadie (Ed.). (London: MacMillan, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7External links
* [http://www.karadar.com/Librettos/rossini_sigismondo.html Italian libretto at Karadar.com]
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