I granatieri

I granatieri (The Grenadiers) is a '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

Notes and references

 * Istituzione Casa della Musica di Parma, Intorno all'operetta
 * New York Times, "Old Timers' Festival Week" 13 June 1911, p. 9 (PDF)
 * New York Times, "Old Timers' Festival Week" 13 June 1911, p. 9 (PDF)