La regata veneziana 'Tre canzonette'

composer

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

probably composed in 1858; Péchés de vieillesse Vol i (Album italiano) Nos 8-10

author of text

Francesco Maria Piave (1810-1876)

Recordings

Rossini: Soirées musicales

Roger Vignoles (piano)

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Details

No 1: Anzoleta avanti la regata Là su la machina xe la bandiera

Stella Doufexis (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Track 18 on CDA67647 [3'30]

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No 2: Anzoleta co passa la regata I xe qua, i xe qua, vardeli, vardeli

Stella Doufexis (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Track 19 on CDA67647 [2'17]

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No 3: Anzoleta dopo la regata Ciapa un baso, un altro ancora

Stella Doufexis (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Track 20 on CDA67647 [3'58]

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La regata veneziana 'Tre canzonette'

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Volume 1 of Péchés de vieillesse, ‘Album italiano’, contains three canzonettas grouped together as La regata veneziana which were first performed at one of Rossini’s celebrated soirées. Written in Venetian dialect for mezzo-soprano, each song has a different mood, and describes through the eyes of a young woman the regatta which Momolo, her lover, eventually wins. After his triumph he presents her with the red flag of victory, and she returns the gift with a kiss. The songs were probably written in 1858.

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