# Calisto Bassi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Calisto_Bassi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Calisto_Bassi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calisto_Bassi > Source revision: 1352449158 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Italian opera librettist}} '''Calisto Bassi''' (beginning of the 19th century, in [Cremona](/source/Cremona) – c. 1860, in [Abbiategrasso](/source/Abbiategrasso)) was an Italian opera [librettist](/source/librettist). Bassi wrote many original librettos and was also active as a translator into Italian of several librettos from other languages. For many years, he was also the stage director at [La Scala](/source/La_Scala) in Milan. ==Original librettos== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Title!!Genre!!Subdivisions!!Music!!Première!!Place, theatre |- |{{Hs|nozze}}''Le nozze di Telemaco e Antiope'' || azione lirica || 3 acts || {{Hs|mercadante}}[Saverio Mercadante](/source/Saverio_Mercadante) ||{{Hs|1824-11-05}}5 November 1824|| Vienna, [Theater am Kärntnertor](/source/Theater_am_K%C3%A4rntnertor) |- |{{Hs|podestà}}''Il podestà di Burgos ossia Il signore del villaggio'' || melodramma giocoso || 2 acts || {{Hs|mercadante}}Saverio Mercadante ||{{Hs|1824-11-20}}20 November 1824|| Vienna, Theater am Kärntnertor |- |{{Hs|crociati}}''I Crociati a Tolemaide ovvero Malek-Adel'' || melodramma serio || 2 acts|| {{Hs|pacini}}[Giovanni Pacini](/source/Giovanni_Pacini) ||{{Hs|1828-11-13}}13 November 1828|| Trieste, [Teatro Grande](/source/Teatro_Lirico_Giuseppe_Verdi) |- |{{Hs|solitario}}''Il solitario'' || opera seria || 2 acts || {{Hs|persiani}}[Giuseppe Persiani](/source/Giuseppe_Persiani) ||{{Hs|1829-04-26}}26 April 1829|| Milan, Teatro alla Scala |- |{{Hs|vendetta}}''La vendetta'' || melodramma tragico || 2 acts || {{Hs|pugni}}[Cesare Pugni](/source/Cesare_Pugni) ||{{Hs|1832-02-11}}11 February 1832|| Milan, Teatro alla Scala |- |''Ricciarda di Edimburgo'' || dramma serio || 2 acts || {{Hs|pugni}}Cesare Pugni ||{{Hs|1832-09-29}}29 September 1832|| Trieste, Teatro Grande |- |''Iacopo di Valenza'' || melodramma || 2 acts || {{Hs|manna}}Ruggero Manna ||{{Hs|1832-10-00}}Autumn 1832|| Trieste, Teatro Grande |- |{{Hs|carrozzino}}''Il carrozzino da vendere'' || melodramma comico || 1 act || {{Hs|frondoni}}Angelo Frondoni ||{{Hs|1833-06-29}}29 June 1833|| Milan, Teatro alla Scala |- |''Amelia, ossia Otto anni di costanza'' || melodramma comico || 3 acts || {{Hs|rossi}}[Lauro Rossi](/source/Lauro_Rossi) ||{{Hs|1834-12-31}}31 December 1834|| Napoli, [Teatro San Carlo](/source/Teatro_San_Carlo) |- |{{Hs|tre}}''I tre mariti'' || farsa || 1 act || {{Hs|bazzoni}}{{ill|Giovanni Luigi Bazzoni|it}} ||{{Hs|1836-06-24}}24 June 1836 || Milan, [Teatro alla Canobbiana](/source/Teatro_alla_Canobbiana) |- |{{Hs|bella}}''La bella Celeste degli Spadari'' || melodramma comico || 2 acts || {{Hs|coppola}}[Pietro Antonio Coppola](/source/Pietro_Antonio_Coppola) ||{{Hs|1837-06-14}}14 June 1837 || Milan, Teatro alla Canobbiana |- |{{Hs|ammalata}}''L'ammalata e il consulto'' || melodramma comico || 1 act || {{Hs|manusardi}}Giuseppe Manusardi ||{{Hs|1837-06-24}}24 June 1837 || Milan, Teatro alla Canobbiana |- |''Salvator Rosa'' || farsa || 3 acts || {{Hs|bazzoni}}Giovanni Luigi Bazzoni ||{{Hs|1837-06-27}}27 June 1837 || Milan, Teatro alla Canobbiana |- |{{Hs|ciarlatani}}''I ciarlatani'' || melodramma buffo || 2 acts || {{Hs|panizza}}[Giacomo Panizza](/source/Giacomo_Panizza) ||{{Hs|1839-10-29}}29 October 1839 || Milan, Teatro alla Scala |- |{{Hs|solitario}}''Il solitario'' || opera seria || 2 acts || {{Hs|peri}}[Achille Peri](/source/Achille_Peri) ||{{Hs|1841-05-29}}29 May 1841 || Reggio Emilia, Teatro Comunale |- |{{Hs|buontempone}}''Il Buontempone di Porta Ticinese in Milano, ossia Sabato Domenica e Lunedì'' || melodramma buffo || 3 acts || {{Hs|mandanici}}[Placido Mandanici](/source/Placido_Mandanici) ||{{Hs|1841-06-16}}16 June 1841 || Milan, Teatro alla Scala |- |{{Hs|birichino}}''Il birichino di Parigi'' || melodramma || 1 act || {{Hs|manusardi}}Giuseppe Manusardi ||{{Hs|1841-06-25}}25 June 1841 || Milan, Teatro alla Scala |- |''Rosalia di San Miniato'' || melodramma semiserio || 1 act || {{Hs|cagnoni}}[Antonio Cagnoni](/source/Antonio_Cagnoni) ||{{Hs|1845-02-28}}28 February 1845 || Milan, [Conservatory](/source/Milan_Conservatory) |- |''Azema di Granata, ovvero Gli Abencerragi ed i Zegrini'' || melodramma tragico || 2 acts || {{Hs|rossi}}Lauro Rossi ||{{Hs|1846-03-21}}21 March 1846|| Milan, Teatro alla Scala |- |''[Don Bucefalo](/source/Don_Bucefalo)'' || melodramma giocoso || 3 acts || {{Hs|cagnoni}}Antonio Cagnoni ||{{Hs|1847-06-28}}28 June 1847|| Milan, Conservatory |- |{{Hs|testamento}}''Il testamento di Figaro'' || melodramma comico || 3 acts || {{Hs|cagnoni}}Antonio Cagnoni ||{{Hs|1848-02-26}}26 February 1848 || Milan, [Teatro Re](/source/Teatro_Re) |- |''Mezz'ora all'Inferno'' || cantata fantastica || || {{Hs|pirola}}Luigi Pirola ||{{Hs|1850-00-00}}1850 || Milan, Teatro Carcano |- |''Due mogli in una'' || melodramma giocoso || 2 acts || {{Hs|dominiceti}}{{ill|Cesare Dominiceti|it}} ||{{Hs|1853-06-30}}30 June 1853 || Milan, Teatro Filodrammatici |- |''Ida di Danimarca''
(Revision of ''La fidanzata di Lammermoor'', after [Scott](/source/Walter_Scott)'s ''[The Bride of Lammermoor](/source/The_Bride_of_Lammermoor)'') || opera || 3 acts || {{Hs|rieschi}}Luigi Rieschi ||{{Hs|1854-07-29}}29 July 1854 || Milan, Teatro Carcano |- |''Elodia di San Mauro'' || melodramma || 3 acts || {{Hs|meiners}}Giovanni Battista Meiners ||{{Hs|1855-04-00}}Spring 1855 || Milan, Teatro Carcano |} ==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 de Corinthe](/source/Le_si%C3%A8ge_de_Corinthe)''), music by [Gioachino Rossini](/source/Gioachino_Rossini) (Parma, Teatro Ducale, 31 January 1828) * ''Guglielmo Tell'' (from ''[Guillaume Tell](/source/William_Tell)''), music by Gioachino Rossini (Lucca, [Teatro del Giglio](/source/Teatro_del_Giglio), 17 September 1831) * ''La muta di Portici'' (from ''[La muette de Portici](/source/La_muette_de_Portici)''), music by [Daniel Auber](/source/Daniel_Auber) (Rome, [Teatro Valle](/source/Teatro_Valle), Spring 1835) * ''Roberto il Diavolo'' (from ''[Robert le diable](/source/Robert_le_diable)''), music by [Giacomo Meyerbeer](/source/Giacomo_Meyerbeer) (Lisbon, 2 September 1838) * ''Il Postiglione di Longjumeau'' (from ''[Le postillon de Lonjumeau](/source/Le_postillon_de_Lonjumeau)'' for [Adolphe Adam](/source/Adolphe_Adam)) ** music by Pietro Antonio Coppola (Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 6 November 1838) ** music by A. A. Speranza (Turin, Teatro Sutera, Spring 1845) * ''La figlia del reggimento'' (from ''[La fille du régiment](/source/La_fille_du_r%C3%A9giment)''), music by [Gaetano Donizetti](/source/Gaetano_Donizetti) (Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 30 October 1840) * ''La Favorita'' (from ''[La favorite](/source/La_favorite)''), music by Gaetano Donizetti (Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 6 August 1843) * ''I Martiri'' (from ''[Les martyrs](/source/Les_martyrs)'', adaptation of [Poliuto](/source/Poliuto)), music by Gaetano Donizetti (Lisbon, 15 February 1843) * ''Roberto Bruce'' (from ''[Robert Bruce](/source/Robert_Bruce_(opera))''), music by Gioachino Rossini (1847) * ''L'anima in pena'' (from ''L'âme en peine''), music by [Friedrich von Flotow](/source/Friedrich_von_Flotow) (1847) * ''Mosè'' (from ''[Moïse et Pharaon](/source/Mo%C3%AFse_et_Pharaon)''), music by Gioachino Rossini (Naples, Teatro San Carlo, 1849) * ''Gerusalemme'' (from ''[Jérusalem](/source/J%C3%A9rusalem)''), music by [Giuseppe Verdi](/source/Giuseppe_Verdi) (Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 26 December 1850) * ''I Guelfi ed i Ghibellini'' (from ''[Les Huguenots](/source/Les_Huguenots)'') (Trieste, Teatro Grande, Carnival 1851) * ''Il Profeta'' (from ''[Le prophète](/source/Le_proph%C3%A8te)''), music by Giacomo Meyerbeer (Florence, [Teatro della Pergola](/source/Teatro_della_Pergola), 26 December 1852) * ''[Alessandro Stradella](/source/Alessandro_Stradella_(opera))'', music by Friedrich von Flotow (Genua, Teatro Carlo Felice, Autumn 1863) ==Sources== * {{cite encyclopedia|title=Bassi, Calisto|volume=7|year=1970|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/calisto-bassi_(Dizionario-Biografico)/|access-date=10 February 2015|encyclopedia=[Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani](/source/Dizionario_Biografico_degli_Italiani)|publisher=[Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana](/source/Istituto_dell'Enciclopedia_Italiana)|language=Italian}} * {{Almanacco|match=Callisto Bassi|label=Performances by Calisto Bassi}} ==External links== *{{IMSLP|author=Bassi, Calisto|descr=Works}} {{Portal bar|Biography|Opera}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bassi, Calisto}} Category:19th-century births Category:Year of birth unknown Category:1860 deaths Category:Year of death uncertain Category:Librettists from the Austrian Empire Category:Dramatists and playwrights from the Austrian Empire Category:Italian opera librettists Category:Writers from Cremona Category:19th-century Italian translators Category:Italian male dramatists and playwrights Category:19th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-writer-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Calisto Bassi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calisto_Bassi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calisto_Bassi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.