When Francesco Tortoli was interested in producing it in Naples, it was determined that L'ajo nell'imbarazzo was unsuitable as it stood. Donizetti then signed a contract with Tortoli for 300 ducats to adapt it into a new opera, Don Gregorio, and to compose one further opera. For the adaptation, Donizetti composed some additional music, revised the recitatives into spoken dialogue, and translated the role of Don Gregorio into the Neapolitan dialect. The opera premiered at the Teatro Nuovo on 11 June 1826.
Having been given under its original title, Donizetti revisions became Don Gregorio, and with that name, it premiered at the Teatro Nuovo. That same year, it also was given at La Scala and many Italian theatres. On 28 July 1846 it was first given in London,[1] but "seems to have disappeared from view until it turned up again in Italy in the twentieth century".[2] However, under one or other of its names, the opera was presented as late as 1866 in Milan and 1879 in Venice.[3]
20th century and beyond
Don Gregorio was presented at the Teatro Donizetti in the composer's home town of Bergamo in 1959 and an Italian TV production was broadcast in 1964.[4] It was not until 1980 that it appeared in New York.[1]
A successful staging of L'ajo nell'imbarazzo by the Wexford Festival in 1973 led to that opera appearing in four additional European cities between 1975 and 1990, and in 2006, Wexford staged Don Gregorio, based on the new critical edition [5] by Maria Chiara Bertieri.[6]
Don Gregorio was then revived in Bergamo, Fano and Catania, with Paolo Bordogna in the title role and directed for the stage by Roberto Recchia. A new video recording was made from live performances given by the Teatro Donizetti in November 2007.
^. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
^Critical edition of Don Gregorio[permanent dead link] produced by the Fondazione Donizetti, Bergamo; no date, on Donizetti.org. Retrieved 12 December 2013
^In the introduction to the critical edition, Bertieri notes: "Two years after the first performance of the opera buffa in two acts in the Teatro Valle in 1824, Donizetti decided to put it back on stage at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples in the summer of 1826. This new version of the work, which probably had the original title, although today we call Don Gregorio (as does Donizetti in his correspondence). There were several changes: first, the addition of three new "numbers" which Donizetti wrote in collaboration with librettist Andrea Leo Tottola....Moreover, all the recitatives were replaced by prose pieces. Also, the part of the protagonist, Don Gregorio, is almost entirely in the Neapolitan dialect. This score is the result of a computer transcription of all sources related to the Neapolitan version incusing the autograph score and libretto.
^Source for recording information: Recording(s) of Don Gregorio on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
Osborne, Charles, (1994), The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. ISBN0-931340-71-3
Weinstock, Herbert (1963), Donizetti and the World of Opera in Italy, Paris, and Vienna in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, New York: Pantheon Books. LCCN 63-13703
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Don Gregorio is an 1826 opera by Gaetano Donizetti from a libretto by Jacopo Ferretti and adapted from his popular 1824 opera buffa L ajo nell imbarazzo The Tutor Embarrassed which had enjoyed considerable success when presented at the Teatro Valle in Rome on 4 February 1824 1 Don GregorioOpera by Gaetano DonizettiThe young composerLibrettistJacopo FerrettiLanguageItalianBased onDonizetti s L ajo nell imbarazzoPremiere11 June 1826 1826 06 11 Teatro Nuovo NaplesWhen Francesco Tortoli was interested in producing it in Naples it was determined that L ajo nell imbarazzo was unsuitable as it stood Donizetti then signed a contract with Tortoli for 300 ducats to adapt it into a new opera Don Gregorio and to compose one further opera For the adaptation Donizetti composed some additional music revised the recitatives into spoken dialogue and translated the role of Don Gregorio into the Neapolitan dialect The opera premiered at the Teatro Nuovo on 11 June 1826 Contents 1 Performance history 2 Roles 3 Synopsis 4 Recordings 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPerformance history Edit19th centuryHaving been given under its original title Donizetti revisions became Don Gregorio and with that name it premiered at the Teatro Nuovo That same year it also was given at La Scala and many Italian theatres On 28 July 1846 it was first given in London 1 but seems to have disappeared from view until it turned up again in Italy in the twentieth century 2 However under one or other of its names the opera was presented as late as 1866 in Milan and 1879 in Venice 3 20th century and beyondDon Gregorio was presented at the Teatro Donizetti in the composer s home town of Bergamo in 1959 and an Italian TV production was broadcast in 1964 4 It was not until 1980 that it appeared in New York 1 A successful staging of L ajo nell imbarazzo by the Wexford Festival in 1973 led to that opera appearing in four additional European cities between 1975 and 1990 and in 2006 Wexford staged Don Gregorio based on the new critical edition 5 by Maria Chiara Bertieri 6 Don Gregorio was then revived in Bergamo Fano and Catania with Paolo Bordogna in the title role and directed for the stage by Roberto Recchia A new video recording was made from live performances given by the Teatro Donizetti in November 2007 Roles EditRoles voice types premiere cast Role Voice type Premiere cast 11 June 1826Don Gregorio bassGilda sopranoLeonarda mezzo sopranoMarchese Enrico tenorDon Giulio Antiquati baritoneMarchese Pippetto tenorSynopsis EditSee L ajo nell imbarazzo SynopsisRecordings EditYear Cast Gregorio Cordebono Gilda Tallemanni Leonarda Marchese Enrico Don Giulio Antiquati Marchese Pippetto Conductor Opera House and Orchestra Creative team Label 7 2007 Paolo Bordogna Elizaveta Martirosyan Alessandra Fratelli Giorgio Trucco Giorgio Valerio Livio Scarpellini Stefano Montanari Chorus and Orchestra of the Bergamo Gaetano Donizetti Music Festival Roberto Recchia stage director Ferdia Murphy set and costume designer Recorded at performances at the Donizetti Music Festival 2 4 November DVD DynamicCat 33579See also EditList of operas performed at the Wexford FestivalReferences EditNotes a b c Ashbrook and Hibberd 2001 p 226 Osborne 1994 p 156 Weinstock 1963 p 318 Details of cast and crew on imdb com Archived from the original on 2017 01 16 Retrieved 2018 06 29 Critical edition of Don Gregorio permanent dead link produced by the Fondazione Donizetti Bergamo no date on Donizetti org Retrieved 12 December 2013 In the introduction to the critical edition Bertieri notes Two years after the first performance of the opera buffa in two acts in the Teatro Valle in 1824 Donizetti decided to put it back on stage at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples in the summer of 1826 This new version of the work which probably had the original title although today we call Don Gregorio as does Donizetti in his correspondence There were several changes first the addition of three new numbers which Donizetti wrote in collaboration with librettist Andrea Leo Tottola Moreover all the recitatives were replaced by prose pieces Also the part of the protagonist Don Gregorio is almost entirely in the Neapolitan dialect This score is the result of a computer transcription of all sources related to the Neapolitan version incusing the autograph score and libretto Source for recording information Recording s of Don Gregorio on operadis opera discography org uk Cited sources Ashbrook William and Sarah Hibberd 2001 L ajo nell imbarazzio o Don Gregorio in Holden Amanda Ed The New Penguin Opera Guide New York Penguin Putnam ISBN 0 14 029312 4 Osborne Charles 1994 The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini Donizetti and Bellini Portland Oregon Amadeus Press ISBN 0 931340 71 3 Weinstock Herbert 1963 Donizetti and the World of Opera in Italy Paris and Vienna in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century New York Pantheon Books LCCN 63 13703Other sources Allitt John Stewart 1991 Donizetti in the light of Romanticism and the teaching of Johann Simon Mayr Shaftesbury Element Books Ltd UK Rockport MA Element Inc USA Ashbrook William 1982 Donizetti and His Operas Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 23526 X Ashbrook William 1998 L ajo nell imbarazzio o Don Gregorio in Stanley Sadie Ed The New Grove Dictionary of Opera Vol Two London Macmillan Publishers Inc ISBN 0 333 73432 7 ISBN 1 56159 228 5 Ashbrook William 1998 Donizetti Gaetano in Stanley Sadie Ed The New Grove Dictionary of Opera Vol One London Macmillan Publishers Inc ISBN 0 333 73432 7 ISBN 1 56159 228 5 Black John 1982 Donizetti s Operas in Naples 1822 1848 London The Donizetti Society Loewenberg Alfred 1970 Annals of Opera 1597 1940 2nd edition Rowman and Littlefield Sadie Stanley Ed John Tyrell Exec Ed 2004 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd edition London Macmillan ISBN 978 0 19 517067 2 hardcover ISBN 0 19 517067 9 OCLC 419285866 eBook External links EditDonizetti Society London website Portal Opera Retrieved from https en 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