Tancredi

Tancredi is a melodramma eroico (opera seria or 'heroic' opera) in two acts by composer Gioacchino Rossini and librettist Gaetano Rossi.[1]

Tancredi
Opera seria by Gioachino Rossini
Cover tancredi.jpg
Cover of "Tancredi"
LibrettistGaetano Rossi
LanguageItalian
Based onTancrède by Voltaire
Premiere
6 February 1813 (1813-02-06)
Teatro La Fenice, Venice

Synopsis

Tancredi is based on Voltaire's play Tancrède (1760). In the first version of Rossini's Tancredi, Rossi had conceived 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]

Manuscripts and sheet music

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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 (Album)

Videos

Year Production Blu-Ray, DVD etc.
2021 Jean-Christophe Spinosi and Philippe Jaroussky with the Berliner Philharmoniker On-demand stream[3]

Concert programs

Year Concert Program With
20212022 À sa guitare (concert program) Thibaut Garcia
2021 Jean-Christophe Spinosi and Philippe Jaroussky with the Berliner Philharmoniker Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Berliner Philharmoniker

Complete list of musical numbers from Tancredi

This listing only contains the musical pieces performed and/or recorded by Philippe Jaroussky.

Year published or performed title Album, Video or Concert Program Year first published/performed
2021 "Di tanti palpiti" Jean-Christophe Spinosi and Philippe Jaroussky with the Berliner Philharmoniker (On-demand video)[3] 1813
2021 "Di tanti palpiti" À sa guitare (Album) 1813
20212022 "Di tanti palpiti" À sa guitare (Concert program) 1813

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tancredi". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. "Tancredi (Rossini, Gioacchino), Manuscript". Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Philippe Jaroussky, Thibaut Garcia". Digital Concert Hall. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.