Viva la Mamma
Composer
Librettist
Based On
the adaptation from Antonio Simeone Sografi's plays Le convenienze teatrali and Le inconvenienze teatrali
Company
Spring Opera Theater
Location
Berkeley, CA
Venue
Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Season
1977
Language
English
Commission
English translation by Michael Feingold
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Designs and Lighting
Choreographer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Stage Manager(s)
Cast
Vincenzo Biscroma, the composer
Corilla Sartinecchi, the primadonna
Luigia Boschi, the second singer
Dorotea Caccini, the mezzo soprano
Guglielmo Antolstoinolonoff, the first tenor
Orazio Prospero, the librettist
Stefano, husband of Corilla
Impresario
Agata, mother of Luigia
Show Dates
Time and Place
Early 19th century; Il Gran Teatro Magnifico, Rimini, during rehearsals
Acknowledgements
Touring performance of "Viva la Mamma" made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency
Notes
Spring Opera Theater English translation by Michael Feingold Based on the German translation by Horst Georges and Karlheinz Gutheim After the original version by Vito Frazzi