- Libretto
- Luigi Illica
- Music
- Pietro Mascagni
- Completed
- 1901
- Scoring & Form
- Commedia lirica in three acts and a prologue
- Published Editions
- Sonzogno
Le maschere
Opera · 1901
Characters
- Rosaura — soprano
- Colombina — soprano
- Florindo — tenor
- Arlecchino Battocchio — tenor
- Il Capitan Spaventa — baritone
- Tartaglia — baritone
- Brighella — tenor
- Dottor Graziano — baritone
- Pantalone De' Bisognosi — bass
- Giocadio — voice
Premieres
January 17, 1901, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
January 17, 1901, Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa
January 17, 1901, Teatro Regio, Turin
January 17, 1901, Teatro Costanzi, Rome
January 17, 1901, Teatro La Fenice, Venice
January 17, 1901, Teatro Filarmonico, Verona
Individual Numbers & Excerpts
- Furlana
- Inno a Rosaura
- Io sono come nube vaporosa (Pavana)
- Quella è una strada
- Sinfonia
- Sole delle mie giornate (Aria della Lettera)
Audio Excerpts (1)
Io sono come nube vaporosa (Pavana) · Recording #511007 — October 4, 1909
Giuseppe Anselmi (Tenor)
Recordings (18)
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