Naples: Teatro Nuovo
- Filippis, Felice de, and M. Mangini. Il Teatro Nuovo di Napoli.Naples: Beri-
sio, 1967. 193p. ML1733.8 .N3 F48.
A narrative history, with a list of opere buffethat premiered in the house,
1724–1880.
Padua (Padova)
- Pallerotti, A. Spettacoli melodrammatici e coreografici rappresentati in
Padova nei teatri Obizzi, Nuovo, e del Prato della Valle, dal 1751 al 1892.
Padua: Prosperini, 1892. 72p. ML1733.8 .P2 P15.
A list of about 750 productions, by date, with names of artists. No index. - Brunelli Bonetti, Bruno. I teatri di Padova dalle origini alla fine del secolo
XIX.Padua: A. Draghi, 1921. viii, 546p. PN2686 .P2 B7.
A scholarly narrative that describes the theaters and many of the works per-
formed, including both operas and spoken dramas. No chronologies or lists.
Indexes of names and titles.
Palermo
- Leone, Guido. L’opera a Palermo dal 1653 al 1987.Palermo: Publisicola,
- 2v. No ISBN. ML1733.8 .P25 M4.
A narrative history of operatic life, then a chronology for each theater. Title
index. - Tiby, Ottavio. Il Real Teatro Carolino nell’ottocento musicale palermitano.
Florence: Olschki, 1957. 457p. ML1733.8 .P25 T5.
A valuable study of musical life in the city, including orchestral concerts and
opera. The Teatro Carolino opened in 1809 as an enlarged reconstruction of a
building that had housed opera since 1726. Its name was changed to Teatro
Bellini in 1860. The later Teatro Massimo, opened in 1897, became the princi-
pal opera house. Chronologies for the seasons 1808/1809–1896/1897; title
list; and lists of composers, impresarios, directors, and singers. No general
index. - Ciotti, Ignazio. La vita artistica del Teatro Massimo di Palermo (1897–1937).
Palermo: Fratelli Vena, 1938.
Not seen. Kaufmandescribes it as an “excellent chronology of the house, with
indexes of artists and operas.” - Maniscalco Basile, Luigi. Storia del Teatro Massimo di Palermo. Florence:
Olschki, 1984. 374p. ISBN 8-8222-3299-2. PN2686 .P18 T25.
The theatrical scene in Palermo in 1860 is described, then the building project
for the Teatro Massimo is related, with much detail on the construction and
specifications. The theater opened on 16 May 1897 with Falstaff.Its history is
told to 1974, when it closed, with good photographs. Indexes give excellent
access: titles, composers, soloists, librettists, scene designers, costumers, chore-
ographers, and conductors.
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