Tancredi
| Tancredi | |
|---|---|
| Opera seria by Gioachino Rossini | |
 Cover of "Tancredi" | |
| Librettist | Gaetano Rossi |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Tancrède by Voltaire |
| Premiere | 6 February 1813 Teatro La Fenice, Venice |
Tancredi is a melodramma eroico (opera seria or 'heroic' opera) in two acts by composer Gioachino Rossini and librettist Gaetano Rossi. [1]
It appears on the following album:
| Year | Album | With |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | À sa guitare (Album) | Thibaut Garcia |
Synopsis
Tancredi is based on Voltaire's play Tancrède (1760). In the first version of Rossini's Tancredi, Rossi had concepted a happy ending (as required by the opera seria tradition). However, soon after the Venice premiere, Rossini had the poet Luigi Lechi rework the libretto to emulate the original tragic ending by Voltaire. In this new ending, presented at the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara on 21 March 1813, Tancredi wins the battle but is mortally wounded. Only then does he learn that Amenaide never betrayed him. Argirio marries the lovers in time for Tancredi to die in his wife's arms. (abridged from English Wikipedia[1])
Roles and premiere cast
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 6 February 1813 |
|---|---|---|
| Tancredi, an exiled Syracusan soldier | contralto or mezzo-soprano | Adelaide Melanotte-Montresor |
| Amenaide, the daughter of a noble family, in love with Tancredi | soprano | Elisabetta Manfredini-Guarmani |
| Argirio, father of Amenaide; head of his family, at war with the family of Orbazzano | tenor | Pietro Todràn |
| Orbazzano, the head of his noble family, at war with the family of Argirio | bass | Luciano Bianchi |
| Isaura, friend to Amenaide | contralto | Teresa Marchesi |
| Roggiero, Tancredi's squire | mezzo-soprano or tenor | Carolina Sivelli |
| Knights, nobles, squires, Syracusans, Saracens; ladies-in-waiting, warriors, pages, guards, etc[1] | ||
Répertoire International des Sources Musicales – RISM-OPAC
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Manuscripts and sheet music
- Free Scores at the IMSLP:
- Tancredi
- Manuscript
- Biblioteca del Conservatorio "L.Cherubini" di Firenze
- Shelfmark: B-I-87
- "Tancredi (Rossini, Gioacchino), Manuscript". Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.[2]
’’Tancredi’' in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history
Solo Albums/Recital albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2021 | À sa guitare |