Il campanello or Il campanello di notte (The Night Bell) is a melodramma giocoso, or opera, in one act by Gaetano Donizetti. The composer wrote the Italian libretto after Mathieu-Barthélemy Troin Brunswick and Victor Lhérie's French vaudeville La sonnette de nuit. The premiere was on June 1, 1836.
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Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 1 June 1836 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Serafina, a young bride | soprano | Amalia Schütz |
| Don Annibale di Pistacchio, an apothecary, her husband | bass | Raffaele Casaccia |
| Spiridione, Don Annibale's servant | tenor | |
| Madama Rosa, Serafina's aunt | mezzo-soprano | |
| Enrico, Serafina's cousin | baritone | Giorgio Ronconi |
Synopsis
The scene in Naples. Don Annibale Pistacchio, an old apothecary, has just married the young Serafina. Enrico, Serafina's former lover, constantly interrupts the wedding night showing up in several disguises and calling at Pistacchio's drugstore by ringing the night bell, asking the unfortunate groom a preposterous list of prescriptions.
Recordings
- Larkin, 1996 [live] Newport Classic
External links
- Libretto (Italian)
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