Il convitato di pietra is an 1832 opera by Pacini originally written for private performance by the composer's own family and friends. The libretto by Gaetano Barbieri, librettist of Il Talismano, was compiled from earlier librettos telling the story of Mozart's Don Giovanni, including Bertati's for Gazzaniga, but with changes including the removal of the role of Elvira.Alexander Weatherson in Donizetti Society Journal
Original cast RoleVoiceInterpreterDon GiovannitenorFrancesco PaciniDonna AnnacontraltoSignora RosaLa cognata del compositore, moglie del fratello FrancescoZerlinasopranoClaudia PaciniMasettoIl CommendatorebassoGiovanni BilletDuca OttaviotenorDomenico TonelliFiccanasobassoLuigi Pacini
Recording Il convitato di pietra: Don Giovanni - Leonardo Cortellazzi (tenor); Donna Anna - Geraldine Chauvet (mezzo); Zerlina - Zinovia Maria Zafeiriadou (soprano); Masetto - Ugo Guagliardo (bass); Duca Ottavio - Giorgio Trucco (tenor); Il Commendatore - Ugo Guagliardo (Bass); Ficcanaso - Giulio Mastrototaro (baritone) Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir, Cluj Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Daniele Ferrari 1–2, 4 July; 4 July 2008; Jubilee 20th Rossini in Wildbad Festivalreview
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