L'impresario in angustie
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L'impresario in angustie is an operatic farsa
in one act by composer
Domenico Cimarosa
with an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Maria Diodati. The opera
premiered at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples, Italy in 1786.
Farsa
Farsa is a genre of opera, associated with Venice in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is also sometimes called farsetta....
in one act by 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...
Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa was an Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school...
with an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Maria Diodati. The opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
premiered at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples, Italy in 1786.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 1786 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiordispina | soprano Soprano A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody... |
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| Doralba | soprano | Mattei |
| Merlina | soprano | Fiorentini |
| Don Cristobolo | bass | Blasio |
| Don Perizonio Fattapane | bass | Gennaro Luzio |
| Gelindo Scagliozzi | tenor Tenor The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2... |
Bruschi |
| Strabinio | bass | Fontana |
Discography
- L'impresario in angustie with conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
Fabio Maestri, the Associazione Sinfonica Umbra, and the Orchestra In Canto (November 1997).