Li puntigli delle donne

Li puntigli delle donne is a 1796 opera, a farsetta for six voices, by Gaspare Spontini first performed at Teatro della Pallacorda of the Accademia degli Intrepidi, Florence.[1]

Cast
  • Giannina, Daughter of a rich country farmer intende to be the count's bride (mezzo soprano)
  • Doctor Mangiacarte, elder brother of the count (bass)
  • Count Brontolone, intended bridegroom of Giannina (baritone)
  • Valerio, son of the count and husband of Countess Rosimene (tenor)
  • Countess Rosimene, wife of Valerio (soprano)
  • Cavalier del Ciufolo, protector of Giannina (tenor)
  • Lisetta, Countess Rosimene's maid (soprano)
2 flute, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, b.c.

Recordings
  • The opera was revived in June 1998 at the Putbus Festival under Wilhelm Keitel and the recording issued on Arte Nova.[2][3]
  • Another recording with Ernesto Palacio, Gianpiero Ruggeri, Susanna Rigacci, Alessandra Ruffini, conducted Alberto Zedda Dynamic 1999

References
  1. "Li Puntigli delle donne".
  2. John Warrack, Ewan West The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera - 1996 - Page 488 0192800280 "An early commission led to the successful Li puntigli delle donne (1796), immediately followed by five more operas.
  3. Recent International Opera Discography - Book 3 - Page 850 0889464227 2003 Gianni na Susanna Ansel mi Conte Brontolone Giampiero Ruggieri Dottore Mangiacarte Nicola Ulivieri Valerio Mario Zeffiri Rosimene Alessandra Ruffini Lisetta Susanna Rigacci Cavaliere del Ciufolo Ernesto Palacio Spontini Classic Orchestra Alberto Zedda Li Puntigli delle donne (*June 1998, Putbus Festival) 2scd Arte Nova 74321-59198-2


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