Riccardo Zandonai
Riccardo Zandonai (born May 30, 1883 in Borgo Sacco , Rovereto , Austria-Hungary , † June 5, 1944 in Pesaro ) was an Italian composer and conductor.
Life
In 1899 Zandonai began studying at the Conservatory in Pesaro. As a pupil of Pietro Mascagni , Zandonai was close to verismo , but his music also contains elements of impressionism . In 1902 he finished the nine-year curriculum and set first poems by Giovanni Pascoli to music.
In 1910 he became a corresponding member of the Accademia Roveretana degli Agiati . In 1916 he married the singer Tarquinia Tarquini.
In 1936 he became director of the Conservatory in Pesaro, where he revised several Rossini operas until 1941. In 1944 he died after a gallstone operation.
Zandonai was a very successful composer, especially of operas, during his lifetime . He was placed almost on a par with Puccini, but after his death many of his works were quickly forgotten.
Of his eleven operas, Francesca da Rimini based on Gabriele D'Annunzio's tragedy (premiere: Turin, 1914) and Giulietta e Romeo based on a libretto by Arturo Rossato (first performed in Rome, 1922) can be heard occasionally. In addition, Zandonai created three symphonic poems , concerts and a requiem .
Works
Stage works
Operas
- La coppa del re (1902/03). Leggenda melodrammatica (opera) in one act, op.1.Libretto : Gustavo Chiesa (based on Friedrich Schiller )
- L'uccellino d'oro (1906/07). Fiaba musicale (opera) in 3 acts, op. 2. Libretto: Giovanni Chelodi (based on the Brothers Grimm). WP 1907 Sacco
- Il grillo del focolare (1905-1907). Commedia musicale (opera) in 3 acts, op. 3. Libretto: Cesare Hanau (after Charles Dickens ). Premiere 1908 Turin
- Conchita (1909/10). Opera in 5 images, op.4. Libretto: Maurice Vaucaire , Carlo Zangarini (based on Pierre Louÿs , La femme et le pantin ). Premiere October 14, 1911 Milan ( Teatro Dal Verme )
- Melenis (1908-1911). Dramma lirico (opera) in 3 acts, op.5 . Libretto: Massimo Spiritini , Carlo Zangarini (after Louis Bouilhet ). Premiere 1912 Milan
- Francesca da Rimini (1912/13). Tragedia (opera) in 4 acts, op.6. Libretto: Tito Ricordi (based on Gabriele D'Annunzio ). Premiere February 19, 1914 Turin (Teatro Regio)
- La via della finestra (1914-1916). Commedia giocosa (opera) in 3 acts, op.7. Libretto: Giuseppe Adami (after Eugène Scribe ). Premiere 1919 Pesaro. New version (in 2 acts): WP 1923 Pesaro
- Giulietta e Romeo (1920/21). Tragedia (opera) in 3 acts, op.8. Libretto: Arturo Rossato (with the assistance of Giuseppe Adami and Nicola d'Atri; after Luigi Alvise Da Porto and others). Premiere February 14, 1922 Rome (Teatro Costanzi)
- I cavalieri di Ekebù (1923/24). Dramma lirico (opera) in 4 acts (5 pictures), op.9. Libretto: Arturo Rossato (after Selma Lagerlöf ). Premiere March 7, 1925 Milan ( Scala )
- Giuliano (1926/27). Opera in a prologue, 2 acts and epilogue, op.10. Libretto: Arturo Rossato (based on Jacobus de Voragine , Legenda Aurea ). Premiere in Naples in 1928
- Una partita (1931). Dramma (opera) in one act, op.11. Libretto: Arturo Rossato (after Alexandre Dumas the Elder ). Premiere 1933 Milan
- La farsa amorosa (1932). Scene popolaresche (opera) in 3 acts (5 pictures and 2 stage interludes), op.12. Libretto: Arturo Rossato (after Pedro Antonio de Alarcón ). Premiere 1933 Rome
- Il bacio (1942-1944). Opera lirica in 3 acts, op.13. Libretto: Arturo Rossato and Emidio Mucci (based on Gottfried Keller's Eugenia ). Premiere 1954 Milan
Incidental music
- Ajax or Commenti musicali all'Aiace di Sofocle (1938/39) for male choir and orchestra, op.18 (based on Sophocles ' Ajax ). Premiere 1939 Syracuse
Instrumental works
Orchestral works
- Canzone montanina (1902)
- Serenata medioevale (1909) for violoncello and small orchestra
- Primavera in Val di Sole (1914/15)
- Autunno fra i monti (1917/18)
- Concerto Romantico (1920), for violin and orchestra
- Quadri di Segantini (1932)
- Il flauto notturno (1932), for flute and small orchestra
- Piccola sinfonia agreste (1933)
- Concerto andaluso (1934), for violoncello and small orchestra
- Spleen (1934), for violoncello and orchestra
Chamber music
- String quartet in G major (1904)
- Trio-Serenata for piano trio (1943)
Piano works
- Sogno Giovanile (1895)
- Canzone Montanina (1902)
- Berceuse (1902)
- Sera (1904)
- Tempo di Valzer (1914)
- Telefunken (1929)
- Fiori Sotto La Neve (1931)
Vocal music
Choral works
- Il Salmo 2 (1903) for male choir and orchestra
- Padre nostro che ne 'cieli stai (1903) for male choir and orchestra. Text by Dante Alighieri
- Ave, o Maria (1908) for female choir and ensemble
- Messa da Requiem (1916) for mixed choir
- Pregiera alla Vergine (1922) for female choir and organ / brass band
Orchestral songs
- Scena dal V ° Canto dell'Inferno (1899) for tenor and orchestra. Text by Dante Alighieri
- Il conte Ugolino (1900) for tenor and orchestra. Text by Dante Alighieri
- Il ritorno di Odesseo (1901) for soprano, baritone, male choir and orchestra. Text by Giovanni Pascoli
- Il sogno di Rosetta (1901) for soprano, tenor, female choir and orchestra. Text by Giovanni Pascoli
- Vere novo (1911) for baritone and orchestra. Text by Gabriele D'Annunzio
- La ballata del Messimerit (1942) for tenor, male choir and orchestra
Piano songs
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6 melody (1900–1904):
- Visione invernale
- Ultima Rosa , text by Antonio Fogazzaro
- I due tarli
- Serenata , text by Grazia Deledda
- Lontana , text by Giovanni Pascoli
- L'assioulo , text by Giovanni Pascoli
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3 liriche francesi (1912):
- Ariette , text by Paul Verlaine
- Coucher de soleil à Kérazur , text by Louis Tiercelin
- Soror dolorosa , text by Catulle Mendès
-
6 melody (1903–1920):
- Mistero , text by Giovanni Pascoli
- Notte di neve , text by Giovanni Pascoli
- Mistica
- Portami via!
- Sotto il ciel
- La serenata
- Dicono i morti (1923) for tenor, male choir and piano
- Tre vocalizzi (1929)
Film music
- 1938: Rival of the Tsarina (La principessa Tarakanova)
- 1940: Caravaggio
- 1939: The Singing Gate
- 1940: dream music
- 1940: Melody of Love (Amami, Alfredo!)
literature
- Konrad C. Dryden : Riccardo Zandonai. A biography . Lang, Frankfurt / M. 1999, ISBN 3-631-34374-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Riccardo Zandonai in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Riccardo Zandonai in the International Music Score Library Project
- Riccardo Zandonai in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Romeo and Juliet (Giulietta e Romeo) . In: program booklet . State Theater Braunschweig, Braunschweig 2017.
- ↑ Membership database of the academy
- ^ Diego Cescotti: Zandonai, Riccardo. In: Friedrich Blume (Hrsg.): The music in past and present (MGG). First edition, Volume 17 (register). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1986, DNB 550439609 , Sp. 1324-1325
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zandonai, Riccardo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and conductor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1883 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Borgo Sacco , Rovereto , Austria-Hungary |
DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1944 |
Place of death | Pesaro |