Giuseppe Adami
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Giuseppe Adami was an Italian
librettist
, known for his collaboration with Puccini
on La rondine
(1917), Il tabarro
(1918) and Turandot
(1926).
Adami also wrote several plays such as I fioi di Goldoni, Una capanna e il tuo cuore (1913), Capelli bianchi (1915), Felicita Colombo (1935) and Nonna Felicita (1936). The latter was adapted into a film
in 1938 by director Mario Mattoli
.
Adami was born in Verona
. He graduated at the University of Padua
in Law
but dedicated his career as a writer, theatre playwright, and then music critic. After the death of Puccini, Adami published a collection of Puccini’s letters in Epistolario (1928). He also published his personal recollections, Giacomo Puccini (1935), which was one of the earliest biographies of the composer. He wrote a second biography Il romanzo della vita di Giacomo Puccini ("The life of Giacomo Puccini") in 1942.
Adami also wrote librettos for other composer
s including Zandonai
’s La via della finestra (1919); Franco Vittadini
’s Anima allegra (1921) and Nazareth (1925). He was a music critic for La sera (Milan) and for the review La comedia from 1931 to 1934. Adami acted as publicist with the house of Ricordi
to the end of his life. He died in Milan
.
Italy
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librettist
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
, known for his collaboration with Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire...
on La rondine
La rondine
La rondine is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert...
(1917), Il tabarro
Il tabarro
Il tabarro is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on Didier Gold's play La houppelande. It is the first of the trio of operas known as Il trittico...
(1918) and Turandot
Turandot
Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni.Though Puccini's first interest in the subject was based on his reading of Friedrich Schiller's adaptation of the play, his work is most nearly based on the earlier text Turandot...
(1926).
Adami also wrote several plays such as I fioi di Goldoni, Una capanna e il tuo cuore (1913), Capelli bianchi (1915), Felicita Colombo (1935) and Nonna Felicita (1936). The latter was adapted into a film
Nonna Felicità
Nonna Felicità is a 1938 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Dina Galli.-Cast:* Dina Galli - Felicità Colombo* Armando Falconi - Il conte Jean Scotti* Maurizio D'Ancora - Ambrogino* Nino Taranto - Nino Senesi...
in 1938 by director Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
.
Adami was born in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. He graduated at the University of Padua
University of Padua
The University of Padua is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe. It is among the earliest universities of the world and the second...
in Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
but dedicated his career as a writer, theatre playwright, and then music critic. After the death of Puccini, Adami published a collection of Puccini’s letters in Epistolario (1928). He also published his personal recollections, Giacomo Puccini (1935), which was one of the earliest biographies of the composer. He wrote a second biography Il romanzo della vita di Giacomo Puccini ("The life of Giacomo Puccini") in 1942.
Adami also wrote librettos for other composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
s including Zandonai
Riccardo Zandonai
Riccardo Zandonai was an Italian composer.-Biography:Zandonai was born in Borgo Sacco, Rovereto, then part of Austria–Hungary....
’s La via della finestra (1919); Franco Vittadini
Franco Vittadini
Franco Vittadini was an Italian composer and conductor. As a composer he is mostly known for his operas and sacred music....
’s Anima allegra (1921) and Nazareth (1925). He was a music critic for La sera (Milan) and for the review La comedia from 1931 to 1934. Adami acted as publicist with the house of Ricordi
Casa Ricordi
Casa Ricordi is a classical music publishing company founded in 1808 as G. Ricordi & Co. by violinist Giovanni Ricordi in Milan, Italy...
to the end of his life. He died in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
External links
- Giuseppe Adami biography
- La via della finestra Vocal score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection