Conchita
Music by Riccardo Zandonai · libretto by Carlo Zangarini · premiered 1911 · at Teatro dal Verme
Conchita is an opera in four acts and six scenes by composer Riccardo Zandonai. The work uses an Italian language libretto by Maurizio Vaucaire and Carlo Zangarini which is based on Pierre Louÿs' 1898 novel The Woman and the Puppet. The work premièred in Milan at the Teatro dal Verme on 14 October 1911 with soprano Tarquinia Tarquini, who later married Zandonai in 1917, in the title role. Her portrayal was lauded by critics and she went on to perform Conchita at the Royal Opera, London (1912), the Cort Theatre in San Francisco (1912), the Philharmonic Auditorium in Hollywood (1912), the Heilig Theatre in Portland (1912), the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia (1912), the Chicago Grand Opera Company (1913), and the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (1913). The opera was published by G. Ricordi & Co in 1912.
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About the Composer
Riccardo Zandonai is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Riccardo Zandonai
- I cavalieri di Ekebù (1891)
- Francesca da Rimini (1914)