Uno sguardo dal ponte

For the 1962 drama film, see A View from the Bridge (film).

Uno sguardo dal ponte is an opera in two acts by composer Renzo Rossellini to an Italian-language libretto by Gerardo Guerrieri which is based on Arthur Miller's play A View from the Bridge. The opera premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on 11 March 1961, using a staging by Franco Rossellini, the composer's son. The premiere cast included Clara Petrella, Gianna Galli, Alfredo Kraus, Giuseppe Valdengo, and Nicola Rossi-Lemeni.[1] It was subsequently staged in Frankfurt, Barcelona, Zagreb and several Italian cities.[2]The Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company presented the United States premiere of the opera on 17 October 1967 with Rossi-Lemeni as Eddie Carbone, Gloria Lane as Beatrice, Galli as Catherine, Mario Basiola as the lawyer Alfieri; Anton Guadagno conducted and the direction and stage set was as in the European performances.[2]

Roles

  • Eddie Carbone (baritone) – Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
  • Beatrice Carbone, his wife (soprano) – Clara Petrella
  • Catherine, their niece (soprano) – Gianna Galli
  • Rodolfo (tenor) – Ruggero Bondini
  • Marco, Rodolfo's brother (bass) – Giovanni Ciminelli
  • Alfieri, lawyer (bass) – Giuseppe Valdengo
  • Louis (bass) – Giovanni Ciavola
  • Mike (tenor) – Nino Mazziotti
  • Immigration Officer (baritone) – Giulio Mastrangelo
  • Tony (tenor) – Rolando Sessi

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ Harold Rosenthal (1962). "March 1961". Opera Annual (8): 130.
  2. ^ a b Allen Hughes (19 October 1067). "Opera from play by Miller is given; Sguardo dal Ponte Opens Season in Philadelphia". The New York Times. p. 56. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Performance details", Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 11, 15, 19, 25 March 1961
  • "Performance details", Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, December 2011
  • Audio on YouTube, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 1961; with English introduction (11:30) by Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
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