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Calisto Bassi

{{Short description|Italian opera librettist}}

Calisto Bassi (beginning of the 19th century, in Cremona – c. 1860, in Abbiategrasso) was an Italian opera librettist.

Bassi wrote many original librettos and was also active as translator into Italian of several librettos from other languages. For many years he was also stage director at La Scala in Milan.

Original librettos

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!Title!!Genre!!Subdivisions!!Music!!Première!!Place, theatre

{{Hs|nozze}}Le nozze di Telemaco e Antiopeazione lirica3 acts{{Hs|mercadante}}Saverio Mercadante{{Hs|1824-11-05}}5 November 1824Vienna, Theater am Kärntnertor
{{Hs|podestà}}Il podestà di Burgos ossia Il signore del villaggiomelodramma giocoso2 acts{{Hs|mercadante}}Saverio Mercadante{{Hs|1824-11-20}}20 November 1824Vienna, Theater am Kärntnertor
{{Hs|crociati}}I Crociati a Tolemaide ovvero Malek-Adelmelodramma serio2 acts{{Hs|pacini}}Giovanni Pacini{{Hs|1828-11-13}}13 November 1828Trieste, Teatro Grande
{{Hs|solitario}}Il solitarioopera seria2 acts{{Hs|persiani}}Giuseppe Persiani{{Hs|1829-04-26}}26 April 1829Milan, Teatro alla Scala
{{Hs|vendetta}}La vendettamelodramma tragico2 acts{{Hs|pugni}}Cesare Pugni{{Hs|1832-02-11}}11 February 1832Milan, Teatro alla Scala
Ricciarda di Edimburgodramma serio2 acts{{Hs|pugni}}Cesare Pugni{{Hs|1832-09-29}}29 September 1832Trieste, Teatro Grande
Iacopo di Valenzamelodramma2 acts{{Hs|manna}}Ruggero Manna{{Hs|1832-10-00}}Autumn 1832Trieste, Teatro Grande
{{Hs|carrozzino}}Il carrozzino da venderemelodramma comico1 act{{Hs|frondoni}}Angelo Frondoni{{Hs|1833-06-29}}29 June 1833Milan, Teatro alla Scala
Amelia, ossia Otto anni di costanzamelodramma comico3 acts{{Hs|rossi}}Lauro Rossi{{Hs|1834-12-31}}31 December 1834Napoli, Teatro San Carlo
{{Hs|tre}}I tre maritifarsa1 act{{Hs|bazzoni}}{{ill|Giovanni Luigi Bazzoni|it}}{{Hs|1836-06-24}}24 June 1836Milan, Teatro alla Canobbiana
{{Hs|bella}}La bella Celeste degli Spadarimelodramma comico2 acts{{Hs|coppola}}Pietro Antonio Coppola{{Hs|1837-06-14}}14 June 1837Milan, Teatro alla Canobbiana
{{Hs|ammalata}}L'ammalata e il consultomelodramma comico1 act{{Hs|manusardi}}Giuseppe Manusardi{{Hs|1837-06-24}}24 June 1837Milan, Teatro alla Canobbiana
Salvator Rosafarsa3 acts{{Hs|bazzoni}}Giovanni Luigi Bazzoni{{Hs|1837-06-27}}27 June 1837Milan, Teatro alla Canobbiana
{{Hs|ciarlatani}}I ciarlatanimelodramma buffo2 acts{{Hs|panizza}}Giacomo Panizza{{Hs|1839-10-29}}29 October 1839Milan, Teatro alla Scala
{{Hs|solitario}}Il solitarioopera seria2 acts{{Hs|peri}}Achille Peri{{Hs|1841-05-29}}29 May 1841Reggio Emilia, Teatro Comunale
{{Hs|buontempone}}Il Buontempone di Porta Ticinese in Milano, ossia Sabato Domenica e Lunedìmelodramma buffo3 acts{{Hs|mandanici}}Placido Mandanici{{Hs|1841-06-16}}16 June 1841Milan, Teatro alla Scala
{{Hs|birichino}}Il birichino di Parigimelodramma1 act{{Hs|manusardi}}Giuseppe Manusardi{{Hs|1841-06-25}}25 June 1841Milan, Teatro alla Scala
Rosalia di San Miniatomelodramma semiserio1 act{{Hs|cagnoni}}Antonio Cagnoni{{Hs|1845-02-28}}28 February 1845Milan, Conservatory
Azema di Granata, ovvero Gli Abencerragi ed i Zegrinimelodramma tragico2 acts{{Hs|rossi}}Lauro Rossi{{Hs|1846-03-21}}21 March 1846Milan, Teatro alla Scala
Don Bucefalomelodramma giocoso3 acts{{Hs|cagnoni}}Antonio Cagnoni{{Hs|1847-06-28}}28 June 1847Milan, Conservatory
{{Hs|testamento}}Il testamento di Figaromelodramma comico3 acts{{Hs|cagnoni}}Antonio Cagnoni{{Hs|1848-02-26}}26 February 1848Milan, Teatro Re
Mezz'ora all'Infernocantata fantastica{{Hs|pirola}}Luigi Pirola{{Hs|1850-00-00}}1850Milan, Teatro Carcano
Due mogli in unamelodramma giocoso2 acts{{Hs|dominiceti}}{{ill|Cesare Dominiceti|it}}{{Hs|1853-06-30}}30 June 1853Milan, Teatro Filodrammatici
Ida di Danimarca
(Revision of La fidanzata di Lammermoor, after Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor)		opera3 acts{{Hs|rieschi}}Luigi Rieschi{{Hs|1854-07-29}}29 July 1854Milan, Teatro Carcano
Elodia di San Mauromelodramma3 acts{{Hs|meiners}}Giovanni Battista Meiners{{Hs|1855-04-00}}Spring 1855Milan, Teatro Carcano

Translations

This is a partial list of librettos translated into Italian by Bassi. Location and date refer to the first performance of the translated version.

Sources

  • {{cite encyclopedia|title=Bassi, Calisto|volume=7|year=1970|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/calisto-bassi_(Dizionario-Biografico)/|access-date=10 February 2015|encyclopedia=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani|publisher=Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana|language=Italian}}
  • {{Almanacco|match=Callisto Bassi|label=Performances by Calisto Bassi}}

External links

  • {{IMSLP|author=Bassi, Calisto|descr=Works}}

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Category:19th-century births

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Category:1860 deaths

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Category:Italian opera librettists

Category:Writers from Cremona

Category:19th-century Italian translators

Category:Italian male dramatists and playwrights

Category:19th-century Italian male writers

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