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It was first performed at the [[Teatro San Moisè]] in Venice on 27 December 1778.<ref>Elena Biggi Parodi, "La fortuna della musica di Salieri in Italia ai tempi di Mozart" in ''Da Beaumarcais a Da Ponte'', ed. Elena Biggi Parodi and [[Rudolph Angermüller]], Torino, 1996, pp. 41–51.</ref> In 1783 it was given at the [[Burgtheater]] in Vienna to inaugurate the reestablishment of the Italian opera troupe. Salieri revised the score for the 1783 performances, creating new arias and expanding the role of woodwinds and brass in the scoring of the work. The cast including [[Francesco Benucci]] as Blasio and [[Nancy Storace]] as the countess, the original Figaro and Susanna in [[Mozart]]'s ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''. It reached London in 1786, where, as in many other European cities, it enjoyed great success. [[Joseph Haydn]] composed two [[insertion aria]]s for the work, one lost, the surviving aria, "Dice benissimo", for the bass role Lumaca and orchestra, H. 24b/5. |
It was first performed at the [[Teatro San Moisè]] in Venice on 27 December 1778.<ref>Elena Biggi Parodi, "La fortuna della musica di Salieri in Italia ai tempi di Mozart" in ''Da Beaumarcais a Da Ponte'', ed. Elena Biggi Parodi and [[Rudolph Angermüller]], Torino, 1996, pp. 41–51.</ref> In 1783 it was given at the [[Burgtheater]] in Vienna to inaugurate the reestablishment of the Italian opera troupe. Salieri revised the score for the 1783 performances, creating new arias and expanding the role of woodwinds and brass in the scoring of the work. The cast including [[Francesco Benucci]] as Blasio and [[Nancy Storace]] as the countess, the original Figaro and Susanna in [[Mozart]]'s ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''. It reached London in 1786, where, as in many other European cities, it enjoyed great success. [[Joseph Haydn]] composed two [[insertion aria]]s for the work, one lost, the surviving aria, "Dice benissimo", for the bass role Lumaca and orchestra, H. 24b/5. |
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[[Bampton Classical Opera]] presented the UK première in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last= Seymour| first= Claire| |url=http://www.operatoday.com/content/2017/09/the_school_of_j.php|title= ''The School of Jealousy'': Bampton Classical Opera bring Salieri to London|date= 13 September 2017|publisher= Opera Today|accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Salieri La scuola de' gelosi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Salieri's comic opera ''La scuola de' gelosi (The School of Jealousy)'' as performed by Bampton Classical Opera in 2017]] |
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Template:Salieri operas La scuola de' gelosi (The School of Jealousy)[1] is a dramma giocoso in two acts by Antonio Salieri, set to a libretto by Caterino Mazzolà.
Performance history
It was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice on 27 December 1778.[2] In 1783 it was given at the Burgtheater in Vienna to inaugurate the reestablishment of the Italian opera troupe. Salieri revised the score for the 1783 performances, creating new arias and expanding the role of woodwinds and brass in the scoring of the work. The cast including Francesco Benucci as Blasio and Nancy Storace as the countess, the original Figaro and Susanna in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. It reached London in 1786, where, as in many other European cities, it enjoyed great success. Joseph Haydn composed two insertion arias for the work, one lost, the surviving aria, "Dice benissimo", for the bass role Lumaca and orchestra, H. 24b/5.
Bampton Classical Opera presented the UK première in 2017.[3]
Roles
| Cast | Voice type | Premiere, 27 December 1778 (Conductor: – ) |
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| Count Bandiera | tenor | |
| Countess Bandiera | soprano | |
| Blasio, a grain dealer | bass | |
| Ernestina, his wife | soprano | |
| Lumaca, Blasio's servant | bass | |
| Carlotta, a chambermaid | soprano | |
| The Lieutenant, Blasio's cousin and a friend of the count | tenor |
Synopsis
The plot of the opera involves love intrigues, attempted seductions and provocations to jealousy between members of the three different social strata: the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie and the working class. The role of the Lieutenant is a close parallel to that of Don Alfonso in Mozart's Così fan tutte.
Recordings
Salieri: La scuola de' gelosi, Emiliano d'Aguanno, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Federico Sacchi, Roberta Mameli, Florian Gotz, Milena Storti, Patrick Vogel; L`arte del mondo, Werner Ehrhardt DHM 2016
References
- ^ Elena Biggi Parodi, "Catalogo tematico delle opere teatrali di Antonio Salieri", Lim, Lucca 2005, p. CLVIII, 957.
- ^ Elena Biggi Parodi, "La fortuna della musica di Salieri in Italia ai tempi di Mozart" in Da Beaumarcais a Da Ponte, ed. Elena Biggi Parodi and Rudolph Angermüller, Torino, 1996, pp. 41–51.
- ^ Seymour, Claire (13 September 2017). "The School of Jealousy: Bampton Classical Opera bring Salieri to London". Opera Today. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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- Rice, John A.: "La scuola de' gelosi", Grove Music Online ed L. Macy (accessed 4 May 2007), grovemusic.com, subscription access.
- Rice, John A.: "La scuola de' gelosi" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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