Giannina e Bernardone is a dramma giocoso in two acts by composer Domenico Cimarosa with an Italian libretto by Filippo Livigni. The opera premiered in the autumn of 1781 at the Teatro San Samuele in Venice. A portion of the work was performed again in 1786 in Venice in the form of an intermezzo entitled Il villano geloso.
| Giannina e Bernardone | |
|---|---|
| Dramma giocoso by Domenico Cimarosa | |
 The composer | |
| Librettist | Filippo Livigni |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 1781 Teatro San Samuele, Venice |
Roles
edit| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, Autumn 1781 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Giannina | soprano | |
| Masino | tenor | |
| Bernardone | bass | |
| Lauretta | soprano | |
| il capitano Francone | tenor | |
| Don Orlando | bass | |
| Donna Aurora | mezzo-soprano | |
| friends, servants, soldiers, the military band, neighbors | ||
Recording
edit- 1953 - Sena Jurinac (Giannina), Sesto Bruscantini (Bernardone), Graziella Sciutti (Lauretta), Disma de Ceco (Donna Aurora), Mario Carlin (Capitano Francone), Mario Borriello (Don Orlando), Carlo de Antonio (Masino)
Coro e Orchestra della RAI di Milano, Nino Sanzogno (conductor) - Andromeda (2 CDs)
References
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