DESCRIPTION:
An opera by Luigi and Federico Ricci

Domenico Colaianni (Crispino)
Stefania Bonfadelli (Annetta)
Romina Boscolo (La Comare)
Fabrizio Paesano (Contino del Fiore)
Mattia Olivieri (Fabrizio)

Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia
Coro del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari
Jader Bignamini (conductor)
Alessandro Talevi, stage director

A rare and very interesting work composed exactly in the middle of the 19th century, Crispino e la comare is one of the last examples of Italian traditional opera buffa . Composed by Neapoltan brothers Luigi and Federico Ricci, the opera quickly gained popularity in Italy but also appreciated abroad, where it was performed, between 1854 and 1871, in Constantinople, Barcelona, Malta, London, Cádiz, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, New York, Warsaw, New Orleans, Mexico City, Liège, Brussels, Lisbon, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Santiago de Chile, Baden Baden, Berlin, Calcutta and Melbourne: virtually a planetary success. The protagonist’s role is one of the great bass roles of 19th-century opera buffa, requiring an interpreter equally versed in acting and singing (as is this production’s Domenico Colaianni). A production of Martina Franca Festival, Italy 2013

Available on CD and DVD by DYNAMIC
Subtitles in Ita, Eng, Ger, Fre, Kor, Jap - Region 0 (All regions)
Distributed worldwide by Naxos (www.naxos.com)

A rare and very interesting work composed exactly in the middle of the 19th century, Crispino e la comare is one of the last examples of Italian traditional opera buffa. Composed by Neapoltan brothers Luigi and Federico Ricci, the opera quickly gained popularity in Italy but also appreciated abroad, where it was performed, between 1854 and 1871, in Constantinople, Barcelona, Malta, London, Cádiz, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, New York, Warsaw, New Orleans, Mexico City, Liège, Brussels, Lisbon, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Santiago de Chile, Baden Baden, Berlin, Calcutta and Melbourne: virtually a planetary success.
The protagonist’s role is one of the great bass roles of 19th-century opera buffa, requiring an interpreter equally versed in acting and singing (as is this production’s Domenico Colaianni). A production of Martina Franca Festival, Italy 2013