- Stenzl, Jürg. Von Giacomo Puccini zu Luigi Nono: Italienische Musik 1922–
1952: Faschismus, Resistenz, Republik. Buren (Netherlands): Frits Knuf, - 237p. ISBN 90-6027-639-6. ML290.5 .S84.
A narrative review of the period, well documented; stresses the political roles
of the composers. Useful bibliographic essay, index of names and titles.
Cities and Regions
Arezzo
- Grandini, Alfredo. Cronache musicali del Teatro Petrarca di Arezzo: Il primo
cinquantennio (1833–1882).Florence: Olschki, 1995. xi, 377p. ISBN 88-222- - ML1733.8 .A752 P4.
A well-documented history and a chronology with casts, plus fine color plates
of the theater and scenes from operas presented. Bibliography of about 100
items, name index.
Bari
- Giovine, Alfredo. L’opera in musica in teatri di Bari: Statistiche delle rappre-
sentazioni dal 1830 al 1969.Bari: Civiltà Musicale Publiese, 1969. 116p.
ML1733.8 .B3 G76.
A list of 215 operas, ballets, and operettas given in 20 theaters, for a total of
4,080 events during 1830–1969. Seasonal tabulations of performances. Dis-
cussion of the opera houses and names of musicians. No index. - Giovine, Alfredo. Il Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari: Stagioni liriche dal 1963 al
1982.Bari: Fratelli Laterza, 1983. 188p. No ISBN. ML1733.8 .B37 T42.
A chronology, with commentary, of the 158 operas (3,070 performances)
given in the major theater of the city. The Petruzzelli opened in 1903, burned
in 1991; it was the fourth largest of Italy’s theaters. Indexes of titles, com-
posers, and participants. Giovine has similar books on two other Bari theaters:
Teatro Margherita di Bari (1967) and Teatro Piccinni (1970).
Bergamo
- Comuzio, Ermanno. Il Teatro Donizetti. Bergamo: Lucchetti, 1990. 2v. ISBN
8-8858-3965-8. ML1733.8 .B4.
The Teatro Riccardi opened in 1791 and was renamed for the city’s favorite
son in 1897. This is a documented history, with a chronology of performances
to 1989.
Bologna
- Trezzini, Lamberto, Sergio Paganelli, and Roberto Verti. Due secoli di vita
musicale: Storia del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. 2nd ed. Bologna: Nuova
Alfa, 1987. 3v. ISBN 88-7779-90024. ML1733.8 .B442 .T43.
First edition, 1966. V.1, a narrative history, with photos of the building; v.2,
chronology, 1763–1966; v.3, chronology, 1966–1986. The chronologies include
cast information, publications, and references. Footnoted, with indexes of per-
sons and titles.
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