Il campanello or Il campanello di notte (The Night Bell) is a dramma giocoso, or opera, in one act by Gaetano Donizetti. The composer wrote the Italianlibretto after Mathieu-Barthélemy Troin Brunswick and Victor Lhérie's French vaudevilleLa sonnette de nuit. The premiere took place on 1 June 1836 at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples and was "revived every year over the next decade".[1]
The opera was presented in Italian at the Lyceum Theatre in London on 6 June 1836 and in English on 9 March 1841. It was also given in English in 1870. It was first performed in Italian in the US in Philadelphia on 25 October 1861; this production went on to New York three days later. An English translation was seen in that city on 7 May 1917.[2]
At the lavish home of Annibale Pistacchio, guests have gathered to celebrate the marriage of the famous doctor to his young bride, Serafina. Among the guests is Enrico, Serafina's scheming cousin and former romantic interest who is determined to win Serafina back. After failing in his direct plea to Serafina, Enrico placates the groom with a rousing toast before leaving.
Just as Annibale is preparing for his wedding night with Serafina, the doorbell rings, revealing Enrico disguised as a patient in need of medicine. He delays the doctor's first night in his marriage bed by telling long stories and messing with the apartment. While Annibale is distracted, Enrico leaves a threatening message in Serafina's door. He then leaves only to return soon after as a singer with a hoarse voice. As Annibale's frustration grows, Enrico continues to find absurd reasons to delay the doctor's sleep. He departs and returns once more, this time as a blind man demanding a complex medicine for his sick “wife.” Annibale tries to usher him out and return to Serafina, but it is too late. Dawn has arrived, and he must leave to oversee his aunt's will in Rome. Serafina ushers him out the door, and Enrico joins the guests in reminding Annibale that the pleasures of his wedding night will follow him for the rest of his life. Everyone bids Annibale goodbye.
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Il campanello or Il campanello di notte The Night Bell is a dramma giocoso or opera in one act by Gaetano Donizetti The composer wrote the Italian libretto after Mathieu Barthelemy Troin Brunswick and Victor Lherie s French vaudeville La sonnette de nuit The premiere took place on 1 June 1836 at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples and was revived every year over the next decade 1 Il campanelloOpera by Gaetano DonizettiGaetano Donizetti c 1835LibrettistDonizettiLanguageItalianBased onMathieu Barthelemy Troin Brunswick and Victor Lherie s La sonnette de nuitPremiere1 June 1836 1836 06 01 Teatro Nuovo Naples Contents 1 Performance history 2 Roles 3 Synopsis 4 Recordings 5 References 6 External linksPerformance history editThe opera was presented in Italian at the Lyceum Theatre in London on 6 June 1836 and in English on 9 March 1841 It was also given in English in 1870 It was first performed in Italian in the US in Philadelphia on 25 October 1861 this production went on to New York three days later An English translation was seen in that city on 7 May 1917 2 Among other performances the work was staged by Teatro Regio di Torino in 1995 3 and by the Donizetti festival Bergamo in 2010 4 Roles editRole Voice type Premiere Cast 1 June 1836 Conductor Serafina a young bride soprano Amalia Schutz OldosiDon Annibale Pistacchio an apothecary her husband bass Raffaele CasacciaSpiridione Don Annibale s servant tenor Domenico RonconiMadama Rosa Serafina s aunt mezzo sopranoEnrico Serafina s cousin baritone Giorgio RonconiSynopsis edit nbsp Drawing by Peter Hoffer for the cover of the libretto published by RicordiTime Early 19th century Place Naples 5 At the lavish home of Annibale Pistacchio guests have gathered to celebrate the marriage of the famous doctor to his young bride Serafina Among the guests is Enrico Serafina s scheming cousin and former romantic interest who is determined to win Serafina back After failing in his direct plea to Serafina Enrico placates the groom with a rousing toast before leaving Just as Annibale is preparing for his wedding night with Serafina the doorbell rings revealing Enrico disguised as a patient in need of medicine He delays the doctor s first night in his marriage bed by telling long stories and messing with the apartment While Annibale is distracted Enrico leaves a threatening message in Serafina s door He then leaves only to return soon after as a singer with a hoarse voice As Annibale s frustration grows Enrico continues to find absurd reasons to delay the doctor s sleep He departs and returns once more this time as a blind man demanding a complex medicine for his sick wife Annibale tries to usher him out and return to Serafina but it is too late Dawn has arrived and he must leave to oversee his aunt s will in Rome Serafina ushers him out the door and Enrico joins the guests in reminding Annibale that the pleasures of his wedding night will follow him for the rest of his life Everyone bids Annibale goodbye Recordings editYear Cast Serafina Enrico Don Annibale Madame Rosa Conductor Opera House and Orchestra Label 6 1949 Clara Scarangella Miti Truccato Pace Renato Capecchi Sesto Bruscantini Alfredo Simonetto Chorus and Orchestra of Radio Italia LP Cetra Soria 50 0271964 Emma Bruno de Sanctis Alberto Rinaldi Alfredo Mariotti Flora Raffanelli Ettore Gracis Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice LP Deutsche Grammophon 139123 Audio CD 00289 477 56311981 Agnes Baltsa Angelo Romero Enzo Dara Biancamaria Casoni Gary Bertini Orchestra of the Wiener Symphoniker and the Wiener Staatsoper Chorus Audio CD CBS MK 384501995 Anna Rita Taliento Leo Nucci Enzo Dara Cinzia De Mola Fabrizio Maria Carminati Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Regio di Torino Recorded at performances in the Teatro Regio Turin May Audio CD BMG Ricordi Cat 74321 35613 2 Ricordi Cat RFCD 2024 11996 Madeline Bender Shon Sims Samuel Hepler Barbara Kokolus Christopher Larkin Orchestra and Chorus of the Manhattan School of Music Recording of a performance at the Manhattan School of Music April Audio CD Newport Classic Cat NPD 85608References editNotes Black 1982 pp 35 36 Weinstock 1963 p 351 refers to UK and US productions Il campanello donizetti org Retrieved 19 April 2018 Bergamo Musica Festival gbopera it 18 October 2010 Retrieved 19 April 2018 Osborne 1994 p 248 Recordings on operadis opera discography org uk Cited sources 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 1963 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 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 Ashbrook William and Sarah Hibberd 2001 in Holden Amanda Ed The New Penguin Opera Guide New York Penguin Putnam ISBN 0 14 029312 4 pp 224 247 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 Libretto Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Il campanello amp oldid 1153948068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
