Ifigenia (Pizzetti)
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| Ifigenia | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Ildebrando Pizzetti | |
 Iphigenia (1862) by Anselm Feuerbach | |
| Librettist | Ildebrando Pizzetti and Alberto Perrini |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | |
Ifigenia is a tragic opera in one act by Ildebrando Pizzetti, who also wrote the libretto with Alberto Perrini. The libretto is in Italian language. It was premiered as a radio broadcast from RAI Auditorium in Turin on 3 October 1950. In the same year, it received the first prize of Prix Italia radio annual award, that was held in Turin. The opera made its theatrical debut at Teatro Comunale in Florence on 9 May 1951 during the 14th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino festival. [1][2]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio broadcast, 3 October 1950 Conductor: Fernando Previtali |
Staged, 9 May 1951 Conductor: Ildebrando Pizzetti | ||
| Ifigenia (Iphigenia), daughter of Agamennone and Clitennestra |
soprano | Rosanna Carteri | Rosanna Carteri |
| Clitennestra (Clytemnestra), the Queen, Agamennone’s wife |
mezzo-soprano | Elena Nicolai | Elena Nicolai |
| Achille (Achilles), Greek hero of the Trojan war |
tenor | Aldo Bertocci | Antonio Annaloro |
| Agamennone (Agamemnon), the King, Clitennestra’s husband |
bass | Giacomo Vaghi | Giacomo Vaghi |
