Il piccolo Marat — Historical Performances

This list has been prepared by François Nouvion (see also his original web page), with the help of Tom Kaufmann and Roberto Marcocci. The following introduction is by François:

Il piccolo Marat is a tenor opera. It was given extensively in Italy and South America. The success of the work depends on a tenor capable of sustaining the high laying tessitura. It was given well into the 1960s when such tenors were still available. In the 1970s Martinucci tried it. The penultimate revival in 1989 in Livorno with the tenors Pinto and Tota alternating the role was a disaster if one bases his opinion on the live recording made with Pinto. The tenor role is a part that neither of our "great 3 tenors" could sing, even in their younger days.

The cast information given is trying to follow the following order:

Mariella - Marat - Orco - Carpentiere - Soldato - Conductor. Sometimes it was difficult to differentiate between the singers singing the Carpentiere and the Soldato, as sources consulted did not say anything else besides labelling the singers as baritones. Any correction will be appreciated.

1921

1921, 2 May, Costanzi, Roma (12 perf.)

1921, 26 July, Arena, Verona (12 perf.)

1921, ?, T. Fenice, Senigallia

1921, 20 September, T. Coliseo, Buenos Aires (2 perf.)

1921, 22 September, T. Cervantes, Buenos Aires

1921, 6 October, T. Colón, Rosario

1921, 13 October, T. Urquiza, Montevideo

1921, 27 October, Dal Verme, Milano (9 perf.)

1921, 3 December, T. Verdi, Pisa (5 perf.)

1921, 8 December, Politeama Chiarelli, Torino

1922

1922, 8 February, San Carlo, Napoli (12 perf.)

1922, 9 March, Costanzi, Roma (13 perf.)

1922, 11 March, Semperoper, Dresden

1922, 10 May, ?, Copenhagen

1922, 21 May, Costanzi, Roma (5 perf.)

1922, 23 May, Colón, Buenos Aires (4 perf.)

1922, 23 July, T. Comunale, Carpi

1922, 9 September, Donizetti, Bergamo (6 perf.)

1922, 16 September, T. Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (3 perf.)

1922, 14 October, T. Municipal, S.Paulo

1922, October, Carcano, Milano (10 perf.)

uncertain number of performances

1922, 4 November, Politeama, Palermo

1922, 25 December, Comunale, Piacenza

1923

1923, 16 March, T. Royal, Gent (4 perf.)

1923, 27 March, Bellini, Catania (8 perf.)

1923, 20 April, Massimo, Palermo (7 perf.)

1923, 15 May, Carlo Felice, Genova

1923, ?, Real, Malta

1923, 3 November, Adriano, Roma (15 perf.)

1923, 14 November?, Comunale, Bologna (10 perf.)

1923, 1 December, La Fenice, Venezia (8 perf.)

1924

1924, 30 January, Petruzzelli, Bari (14 perf.)

1924, 10 February, Comunale, Trieste (11 perf.)

1924, Season 31 January - 4 March, Sociale, Como

1924, ?, T. Reale, Cairo

1924, ?, T. Verdi, Ferrara

1924, ?, T. Verdi, Fiume

1924, ?, T. Malibran, Venezia

1924, Summer, ?, Szeged

1924, 13 October, Politeama Chiarelli, Torino

1924, End 1924 / Beginning 1925, Sociale, Mantova (9 perf.)

1925

1925, 22 January, Regio, Parma (9 perf.)

1925, February, Grande, Brescia

1925, 22 April, Massimo, Palermo (4 perf.)

1925, ?, Politeama Giacosa, Napoli

1925, 26 November, Politeama, Genova

1925, Inverno 1925/6, Coccia, Novara

1925, 6 December, T. Mohamed Ali, Alexandria

1925, 22 December, Kursaal, Cairo

1926

1926, January, Coccia, Novara

1926, 23 January, Petruzzelli, Bari (6 perf.)

1926, 31 January, ?, Cremona

1926, 28? February, T. Olimpia, Barcelona

1926, 18 April, Principal, Valencia

1926, 29 April, T. Del Centro, Madrid

1926, 9 May, T. Arriaga, Bilbao

1926, 12? May, T. Pereda, Santander

1926, 27 May, T. Arriaga, Bilbao

1926, 30 May, T. Vittoria Eugenia, San Sebastian

1926, 12 June, T. Novedades, Barcelona

1926, ?, T. Sociale, Biella

1926, ?, T. Duse, Bologna

1926, 10 April, Politeama, Livorno

1926, ?, King's Theater, Malta

1926, 16 March, T. Verdi, Pisa (7 perf.)

1926, 11 August, T. Vittorio Emanuele, Rimini

1926, ?, Politeama Verdi, Sassari

1927

1927, 5 March, San Carlo, Napoli (6 perf.)

1927, 12 March, Biondo, Palermo

1927, 30 March, Politeama Fiorentino, Firenze

1927, 14 May, Politeama, Genova

1927, 20 May, Adriano, Roma (13 perf.)

1927, 2 June, Sociale, Trento

1927, September, T. Giglio, Lucca

1927, 27/28 Carnevale, Comunale, Modena

1928

1928, 7 July, Lirico, Milano (4 perf.)

1928, Otcober?, T. Verdi, Ferrara

1928, 25 October, Politeama Fiorentino, Firenze

1928, ?, Politeama Greco, Lecce

1928, ?, T. Verdi, Padova

1928, 31 May, Politeama Pisano, Pisa (6 perf.)

1928, ?, T. Sociale, Trento

1928, 12 November, Gaité Lyrique, Paris

1928, 18 December, Liceo, Barcelona

1928, Carnevale 28/29, Municipale, Piacenza

1929

1929, 30 March, Comunale, Treviso (5 perf.)

1929, ?, Politeama Verdi, Carrara

1929, ?, Politeama Banchini, Prato

1929, 26 October, Adriano, Roma (7 perf.)

1930

1930, ?, T. Poggio Diana, Salsomaggiore

1930, 11 September, Petruzzelli, Bari (7 perf.)

1931

1931, 7 May, Teatro Goldoni, Livorno (6 perf.)

1931, 29 September, Politeama, Genova

1931, 8 October, RAI, Torino

1931, 21 October, RAI, Roma

1932

1932, 12 May, Marrucino, Chieti (3 perf.)

1933

1933, 22 February, Petruzzelli, Bari (5 perf.)

1933, 8 August, Arena dei Casini Ardenza, Livorno (6 perf.)

1933, ?, T. Puccini, Milano

1933, February, T. Eretenio, Vicenza

1933, 19 August, ?, Viareggio

1934

1934, 30 September, Duca di Genova, La Spezia (3 perf.)

1935

1935, 6 July, RAI, Roma

1935, 8 August, Giardino Inglese, Palermo

1935, Season 17-26 October, Alighieri, Ravenna (3 perf.)

1935, 4 October, Adriano, Roma (5 perf.)

1935, 25 December, Petruzzelli, Bari (3 perf.)

1936

1936, 7 November, Lirico, Milano (3 perf.)

1937

1937, 1 May, Costanzi, Roma (4 perf.)

1938

1938, 20 January, Coccia, Novara

1938, 18 January, Carlo Felice, Genova (6 perf.)

1938, 25 April, Muse, Ancona

1938, 11 August, dei Diecimilia, Palermo (2 perf.)

1939

1939, 1 January, Regio, Parma (3 perf.)

1939, 31 January, Petruzzelli, Bari (5 perf.)

1939, 1 August, Arenaccia, Napoli (2 perf.)

1939, January, T. Del Casinò, Sanremo

1939, 18 March, Scala, Milano (3 perf.)

1940

1940, 6 April, T. Verdi, Pisa (3 perf.)

1941

1941, 4 October, Comunale, Trieste (3 perf.)

1941, 30 December, Petruzzell, Bari (3 perf.)

1942

1942, 20 June, Goldoni, Livorno (3 perf.)

1942, 25 October, San Carlo, Napoli (4 perf.)

1943

1943, 28 February, Sociale, Como (3 perf.)

1945

1945, 11 November, Costanzi, Roma (3 perf.)

1946

1946, 3 July, Petruzzelli, Bari (2 perf.)

1946

1946, 8 July, Teatro Goldoni, Livorno (2 perf.)

1948

1948, 3 August, all'aperto, Firenze (3 perf.)

1950

1950, 17 February, T. Verdi, Pisa (2 perf.)

1951

1951, 14 December, Politeama Garibaldi, Palermo (3 perf.)

1951, 51/52, Municipale, Piacenza

1952

1952, Season 7-27 February, Sociale, Como

1953

1953, 17 January, Petruzzelli, Bari (3 perf.)

1953, 10 October, Teatro Goldoni, Livorno

1961

1961, 26 October, Teatro "La Gran Guardia", Livorno (2 perf.)

1962

1962, 9 January, Piccinni, Bari

1962, 20 January, del Casino, San Remo

1963

1963, 6 April, San Carlo, Napoli (3 perf.)

1963, 25 April, Bellini, Catania (3 perf.)

1963, 1 December, Liceo, Barcelona (3 perf.)

1963, 17 December, Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi, Trieste (? perf.)

1966

1966, 7 January, ?, Cerignola (2 perf.)

1979

1979, 20 February, Petruzzelli, Bari (3 perf.)

1979, 3 March, T. Verdi, Pisa (3 perf.)

1989

1989, 14 July, Teatro all'Aperto di Villa Mimbelli, Livorno (4 perf.)

1992

1992, 9 February, Music-Centre Vredenburg, Utrecht

concert performance

1992

1992, October 22, T. Royal, Wexford (6 perf.)