Domenico Cimarosa : his life and his operas

Author(s)

• Rossi, Nick
• Fauntleroy, Talmage

Bibliographic Information

Domenico Cimarosa : his life and his operas

Nick Rossi and Talmage Fauntleroy

（Contributions to the study of music and dance, no. 50）

Greenwood Press, 1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first book in English about Domenico Cimarosa, his more than 65 operas and his sacred and secular vocal music, his keyboard music, and his various works for solo instruments and ensembles. This is also the first authoritative book on Cimarosa since an Italian biography published in 1939. Since that earlier tome was published, many important discoveries have come to light. The authors completed most of their research work at the library of the Conservatorio di musica S Pietro a Majella in Naples. Their efforts have uncovered new information on the composer's marriages, wives, children, actual performance locations, dates of first performances of his operas, and his professional appointments and contacts. The first half of the book is devoted to a chronological description of Cimarosa's life and provides background material on the customs of the times and contemporary descriptions of the music conservatories in Naples where Cimarosa studied, as well as those in Venice where he was appointed Maestro. The second part presents an alphabetical listing of Cimarosa's more than 65 operas, including alternate names for those that were produced on different stages under different names. Included with each opera is a simple outline of the plot, the cast of characters and their voice ranges, and basic information about the structure of the music itself.

Table of Contents

His Life Cimarosa: The Man and His Music The Youthful Years (1749-1771) The Setting: Opera in Naples During the 18th Century The Early Operas: From Le stravaganze del conte (1772) to L'infedeltà fedele (1779) The Road to Success An Amorous Intermezzo Russia The Years of Glory The Final Years His Operas Achille all'assedio di Troja Alessandro nell'Indie Amor combatutto dalle donne di punto Gli amanti comici Amor rende sagace L'apparenza inganna L'apprensivo raggirato L'Armida immaginaria Artaserse Artemesia Artemesia, regina di Caria Le astuzie femminili L'avviso ai maritati La ballerina amante La baronessa Stramba La bella Greca/I matrimoni impensati La biondolina Cajo Mario La calamità dei cuori Il capriccio drammatico Chi dell'altrui si veste presto si spoglia Circe Il credulo La donna sempre al suo peggior s'appiglia Le donne rivali I due baroni di Rocca Azzura I due supposti conti, ossia Lo sposo senza moglie L'Eroe cinese Il Falegname Il fanatico burlato Il fanatico per gli antichi romani La felicità inaspettata La finta amalata La finta frascatana La finta parigina I finti nobili Gare degli'amanti Giannina e Bernardone Giunio Bruto L'impegno superato L'impresario in angustie L'imprudente fortunato L'infedeltà fedele L'italiana in Londra Il maestro di cappella Le magie di Merlina e Zoroaster Il marito disperato I matrimoni in ballo Il matrimonio per raggiro Il matrimonio segreto Il mercato di Malmantile I nemici generosi L'Olimpiade Gli Orazii e i Curiazzi Oreste Penelope Pigmalinoe Il pittor parigino Il ritorno di Don Calandrino Gli sdegni per amore Li sposi per accidente Le stravaganze d'amore Le stravaganze del conte I traci amanti Le trame deluse I tre amanti La vanità delusa Il vecchio burlato La vergine del sole La villana riconosciuta Voldomiro Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BA45465383
• ISBN:
  • 0313301123
• LCCN: 98023934
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: x, 225 p., ill.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ML410.C57
  • DC21 : 782.1/092
  • DC21 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cimarosa, Domenico, 1749-1801
  • LCSH : Composers -- Italy -- Biography
  • LCSH : Cimarosa, Domenico, 1749-1801. Operas
  • LCSH : Opera -- 18th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10431625