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Gioachino Rossini

Sigismondo

Sigismondo is an operatic 'dramma' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa. The opera was not a success and Rossini later re-used some of its music in

Performance history#

Sigismondo was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, on 26 December 1814, with revivals in Cremona, Reggio Emilia, Padua and Senigallia (all in 1819), Florence and Siena (both in 1820) and finally in Bologna (1827). Its modern revival took place in Rovigo in 1992 (see recording details below).

Synopsis#

:Time: 16th Century :Place: Poland

References#

Notes Sources *Gossett, Philip; Brauner, Patricia (2001), " Sigismondo " in Holden, Amanda (ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam. *Osborne, Charles (1994), The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, London: Methuen; Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. *Osborne, Richard (1998), “Sigismondo”, in Stanley Sadie (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. xxxx. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. *Osborne, Richard (1990), Rossini, Ithaca, New York: Northeastern University Press. *Osborne, Richard (1998), “Sigismondo”, in Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. XXX. pp. XXX London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. *Radiciotti, Giuseppe (1927–1929), Gioacchino Rossini: vita documentata; opere ed influenze su l’arte, 3 vols. Tivoli: Chicca.

*Libretto in Italian Retrieved 3 December 2012

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Gioachino Rossini