Calisto Bassi [SEP] date of death
Calisto Bassi
Calisto Bassi (Cremona, beginning of the 19th centuryAbbiategrasso, c. 1860) 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.
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.
- "L'assedio di Corinto" (from "Le siège
"La fille du régiment" quickly became a popular success partly because of the famous aria ""Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!"", which requires of the tenor no fewer than eight high Cs – a frequently sung ninth is not written. "", a slightly different Italian-language version (in translation by Calisto Bassi), was adapted to the tastes of the Italian public.
Performance history.
Performance history Opéra-Comique premiere.
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