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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: La cena delle beffe (The Jesters' Supper) is an opera in four acts composed by Umberto Giordano to an Italian libretto by Sem Benelli adapted from his play of the same name. The story, set in Florence at the time of Lorenzo de' Medici, recounts the rivalry between Giannetto Malespini and Neri Chiaramantesi for the affections of the beautiful Ginevra and Giannetto's thirst for revenge over a cruel joke played on him by Neri and his brother Gabriello. Giannetto's revenge "joke" ultimately leads Neri to murder both Ginevra and (by mistake) his own brother. The opera ends with Neri's descent into madness. La cena delle beffe premiered in Milan on 20 December 1924 at La Scala in a performance conducted by Arturo Toscanini with Carmen Melis as Ginevra and Hipólito Lázaro as Giannetto. The triumphal success at La Scala led to performances throughout Italy and abroad, including its US premiere at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 1926. Since 1930, performances have become sporadic, although the work has never completely dropped out of the repertoire. Sem Benelli, the librettist of La cena delle beffeThe libretto for Giordano's opera was adapted by the Italian playwright and poet, Sem Benelli, from his verse play, La cena delle beffe. Described as a poema drammatico (dramatic poem), it premiered in 1909 at the Teatro Argentina in Rome. Like several other works by Benelli it is written in neo-romantic florid verse, with an historical setting and a melodramatic, violent plot. Benelli's play was an immediate and extraordinary success in Italy. At one time it was being performed simultaneously by four different Italian touring companies, and continues to remain in the repertoire today. A version of the play adapted by Jean Richepin and titled La beffa (T... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=26297309 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Michael Colle, Vladimir Luxuria, Michele Angiolillo, Giuseppe Colucci, Mauro de Mauro, Umberto Giordano, Pasquale Padalino, Tony Slydini, Ferdinando Vitofrancesco, Renzo Arbore, Vincenzo Visco, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Antonella Bevilacqua. Excerpt:Antonella Bevilacqua (born 15 October 1971 in Foggia ) is an Italian high jumper , whose personal best jump was 1.98 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Milan . In 1996 Bevilacqua tested positive for the prohibited substances ephedrine and pseudoephedrine twice during the same month. Achievements Year: Tournament: Venue: Result: Extra See also (online edition) References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Antonio Pompa-Baldi (born 1974 Foggia ) is an Italian-American pianist . Life He graduated from the Umberto Giordano Conservatory of Foggia in 1993. After graduating, he moved to Napoli, where he studied with the Italian professor Annamaria Pennella. He also studied for about 18 months with the pianist Aldo Ciccolini . In 1998 he received the "Troisieme Grand Prix" at the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud competition in Paris, France. He also received the special prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary work written for the competition ("Tumultes" by Serge Nigg ). After winning the 1999 Cleveland International Piano Competition , he also won a silver medal at the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2001, where he also received the prize for the best performance of a new work ("Three Impromptus" by Lowell Liebermann ). After moving to the United States, he served on the piano faculty of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music , and is currently on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music . Discography His discography includes the entire piano output of Edward Gr... ... Read more

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Title: Franco Alfano.(Umberto Giordano)(Video recording review)
Author: John Holland
Publication: Notes (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2010
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: 67Issue: 1Page: 173(2)

Article Type: Video recording review

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GIORDANO: Andrea Chenier (complete opera) Newly translated libretto, program notes, and synopsis. Link to audio tracks.

Opera d’Oro presents Grand Tier, a deluxe edition of the most beloved Opera d’Oro performances, with original artwork by Rafal Olbinski and Opera d’Oro’s best remastered sound! Featuring a detailed booklet with historic photos, a complete Italian libretto and new original English translation, and an essay on the performance by Ira Siff, this thrilling performance of Giordano’s masterwork presents a perfect moment in the vocal careers of its trio of superstars, Corelli, Tebaldi and Bastianini.

“Corelli was born to sing this role… He is Chénier… [Tebaldi’s] singing combines feverish intensity with a meltingly beautiful tone… The Vienna Philharmonic plays magnificently under the leadership of Lovro von Matacic. It is a spectacular reading, which never loses its shape or urgency while allowing the singers to proceed seemingly unbridled.” –Opera News
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GIORDANO: Fedora (complete opera) Newly translated libretto, program notes, and synopsis. Link to audio tracks.

Enrico Caruso sang in the premiere of this opera in 1898, and it became a
favorite worldwide. Giordano’s opera Andrea Chenier eventually surpassed
it in popularity, and today it is a staple mainly of Italian opera houses—but
its great tenor aria “Amor ti vieta” still thrills audiences everywhere. Live
performance, Naples, 1961.

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Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Mario Sereni: vocal soloists
Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro San Carlo, Naples
Arturo Basile: conductor

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47 pp. With a full-page description of the inception, crafting and the world premiere of the opera at La Scala and a two-page synopsis of the story, act by act, all in English. Libretto in both Italian and English. ... Read more