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 Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra, The Barber of Seville,Osborne, Charles, p.44 and Adina.Holden, p. 775
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: PolandOsborne, Charles, p. 43
Roles RoleVoice typePremiere Cast, 26 December 1814(Conductor: )Sigismondo, King of PolandcontraltoMarietta MarcoliniLadislao, Prime Minister of PolandtenorClaudio BonoldiAnagilda, sister of LadislaosopranoMarianna RossiRadoski, confidant of LadislaotenorDomenico BartoliUlderico, King of BohemiabassLuciano BianchiAldimira, daughter of Ulderico and wife of SigismondosopranoElisabetta Manfredini-GuarmaniZenovito, Polish noblebassLuciano Bianchi
Recordings YearCast: Sigismondo, Ladislao, Aldimira, UldericoConductor,Opera House and OrchestraLabel Recordings of Sigismondo on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk1992 Sonia Ganassi,Bruno Lazzaretti,Rosella Ragatzu,Giacomo Prestia Richard Bonynge,Rovigo Venezze Conservatory Orchestra Audio CD: BongiovanniCat: 8.660189-902017Margarita Gritskova,Kenneth Tarver,Maria Aleida,Marcell BakonyiAntonino Fogliani,Virtuosi Brunensis,Recorded live at the Rossini in Wildbad FestivalCD Naxos Records Cat:8.660403-042019Marianna Pizzolato,Kenneth Tarver, Hera Hyesang Park,Il HongKeri-Lynn Wilson,Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Chor des Bayerischen RundfunksCD BR Klassik Cat:900327
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.
External links Libretto in Italian Retrieved 3 December 2012