Olivo e Pasquale (Olivo and Pasquale) is a melodramma giocoso, a romantic comedy opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Jacopo Ferretti wrote the Italian libretto after Simeone Antonio Sografi's play.
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Performance history
It premiered on January 7, 1827 at the Teatro Valle, Rome.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 7 January 1827 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Olivo | baritone | Domenico Cosselli |
| Pasquale | bass | Giuseppe Frezzolini |
| Isabella, daughter of Olivo | soprano | Emilia Bonini |
| Camillo | contralto | Anna Scudellari Cosselli |
| Matilde, Isabella's maid | mezzo-soprano | Agnese Loyselet |
| Monsieur le Bross, merchant of Cadice | tenor | Giovanni Battista Verger |
| Columella, a poor traveller | buffo | Luigi Garofalo |
| Diego, servant in the house of two siblings | baritone | Stanislao Prò |
| Waiters, servants, young people | ||
Synopsis
Recordings
- Bruno Rigacci conducting at the Teatro dei Differenti, Lucca, Italy with John del Carlo, Giovanni Ovidio Mastino, Gastone Sarti, Estelle Maria Gibbs, Sabrina Bizzo, Enrico Bonelli, Luana Pellegrineschi, Augusto Faggioli, 1980 (Bongiovanni)
External links
- Libretto (Italian)
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