| Sigismondo | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Gioachino Rossini | |
 Rossini c. 1815 | |
| Librettist | Giuseppe Maria Foppa |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 26 December 1814 La Fenice, Venice |
Sigismondo is an operatic 'dramma' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa.
The opera was not a success and Rossini later re-used some of its music in Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra, The Barber of Seville,[1] and Adina.[2]
Sigismondo was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, on 26 December 1814, with revivals in Cremona, Reggio Emilia, Padua and Senigallia (all in 1819), Florence and Siena (both in 1820) and finally in Bologna (1827).
Its modern revival took place in Rovigo in 1992 (see recording details below).
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 26 December 1814[4] (Conductor: ) |
|---|---|---|
| Sigismondo, King of Poland | contralto | Marietta Marcolini |
| Ladislao, Prime Minister of Poland | tenor | Claudio Bonoldi |
| Anagilda, sister of Ladislao | soprano | Marianna Rossi |
| Radoski, confidant of Ladislao | tenor | Domenico Bartoli |
| Ulderico, King of Bohemia | bass | Luciano Bianchi |
| Aldimira, daughter of Ulderico and wife of Sigismondo | soprano | Elisabetta Manfredini-Guarmani |
| Zenovito, Polish noble | bass | Luciano Bianchi |
| Year | Cast: Sigismondo, Ladislao, Aldimira, Ulderico |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label [5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Sonia Ganassi, Bruno Lazzaretti, Rosella Ragatzu, Giacomo Prestia |
Richard Bonynge, Rovigo Venezze Conservatory Orchestra |
Audio CD: Bongiovanni Cat: 8.660189-90 |
| 2017 | Margarita Gritskova, Kenneth Tarver, Maria Aleida, Marcell Bakonyi |
Antonino Fogliani, Virtuosi Brunensis, Recorded live at the Rossini in Wildbad Festival |
CD Naxos Records Cat:8.660403-04 |
| 2019 | Marianna Pizzolato, Kenneth Tarver, Hera Hyesang Park, Il Hong |
Keri-Lynn Wilson, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks |
CD BR Klassik Cat:900327 |
