Antonio de Filistri da Caramondani

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Antonio de Filistri da Caramondani (* 1760 in Venice , † after 1811) was an Italian librettist and poet.

life and work

Filistri lived in Berlin from 1787, where he was the Prussian court poet.

Filistri was mainly employed for the royal opera and worked with various composers. He wrote the libretto for Johann Friedrich Reichardt's opera Brenno , which premiered in 1789 in the royal court opera Unter den Linden. His work Callirhoe. A thespic tragedy in one act with choirs and dances, by the court poet and artistic director of Filistri , set to music by the Berlin composer and conductor Joseph Augustin Gürrlich (1761–1817). This work is important because it was part of the series of experiments to revive the ancient drama. The tragedy was first performed at the Court Opera, then at the Berlin Royal National Theater , directed by August Wilhelm Iffland . As at the opera, the Italian singer Maria Marchetti Fantozzi († after 1807) sang in the National Theater . Before the performance, Filistri gave a speech about the intentions of the piece. The anonymous reviewer writes about the performance on May 9, 1807:

"The author has treated his material of the mythical fable faithfully, simply and interestingly, and this merit is certainly more essential than a problematic replica of the thespic tragedy, which no longer offers a prototype for comparison."

In addition to Reichardt and Gürrlich, Filistri also wrote libretti for Vincenzo Righini and Friedrich Heinrich Himmel .

Libretti (selection)

  • Medea in Colchide (premiere, Berlin, October 16, 1788)
  • Brenno (premiere, Berlin, October 16, 1788)
  • Il ritorno d'Ulysse a Penelope (premiere, Berlin, January 25, 1790)
  • Dario (premiere, Berlin, February 14, 1791)
  • Vasco di Gama (premiere, Berlin, January 20, 1792)
  • Enea nel Lacio (premiere, Berlin, January 7, 1793)
  • Il triofone d'Ariane (premiere, Berlin December 28, 1793)
  • Atlanta e Meleagro (premiere, Berlin, February 15, 1797)
  • Tiagranes (premiere, Berlin, January 20, 1800)
  • Rosmonda (premiere, Berlin February 6, 1801)
  • The magic forest and the liberated Jerusalem (premiere, Berlin, January 21, 1803)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Handbook of the Italian Language and Literature. Berlin 1802, vol. 2. p. 532
  2. ^ Haude and Spenersche Zeitung, May 12, 1807.
  3. ↑ Apollini et Mvsis. 250 years of the Unter den Linden opera house. Berlin 1992, p. 380
personal data
SURNAME Filistri da Caramondani, Antonio de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian librettist and poet
DATE OF BIRTH 1760
PLACE OF BIRTH Venice
DATE OF DEATH after 1811