I granatieri
# I granatieri

I granatieri (The Grenadiers) is an 'Neapolitan operetta' in three acts by the Italian composer Vincenzo Valente with a libretto in Italian by Raffaele Della Campa and Joseph Méry. It has been called the first true Italian operetta.

## Performance history

I granatieri had its world premiere in Turin on 26 October 1889, presented by Luigi Maresca's theatre company. Later performances include:

* 19 May 1897 – first performance in the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil (reprised in 1899, 1900, 1902, and 1906)
* 4 February 1898 – first performance in the Teatro Costanzi in Rome
* 12 June 1911 – New York City premiere at the Irving Place Theatre

## Roles

* Nini soprano
* Dorotea soprano
* Beatrice soprano
* Odoardo tenor
* Bernardo baritone
* Marchese Emilio baritone
* Giorgio bass
* John bass
