Carlo Federici (1778–1849) was an Italian playwright and lawyer. He was the son of Camillo Federici, an even more prolific playwright. Affected by ill-health in his later years, Camillo dictated many of his plays to his wife and children, including Carlo. Federici was born in Genoa and educated in law at the University of Padua. His 1814 play Il paggio di Leicester, based on Sophia Lee's 1785 historical novel The Recess, was an intermediate source for the libretto of Rossini's opera, Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra.[1][2]
Works
editFederici's dramatic works include:[a]
- Il bianco mazzetto, Teatro San Luca, Venice, 1801[3]
- L'amor paterno e la legge, Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice, 1801[3]
- Il duca di Ossona, Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice, 1801[3]
- Maria Stuardo regina di Scozia, Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice, 1801[3]
- Le prigioni di Lamberga, Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice, 1801[3]
- La sentinella, Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice 1802[3]
- Il paggio di Leicester, Teatro del Fondo, Naples, 1813[4]
- Elisabetta regina di'Inghilterra, Teatro San Benedetto, Venice, 1820[5]
Notes
edit- ^ The dates given in this list are for a known performance but not necessarily for the premiere.
References
edit- ^ Bassi, Shaul (2016). Shakespeare's Italy and Italy's Shakespeare: Place, "Race," Politics, pp. 44–45. Springer. ISBN 1137491701
- ^ Osborne, Richard (2007). Rossini (2nd edition), p. 354. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199884579
- ^ a b c d e f s.n. (1801). Il teatro moderno applaudito, pp. 61–63. Giornale dei teatri di Venezia (in Italian)
- ^ Balolla, Giovanni Carli (2009). Rossini: L'uomo, la musica, p. 178 (digital edition). Giunti. ISBN 8858758099
- ^ s.n. (1820). Giornale dei teatri comici, p. 3. Giovanni Gnoato (in Italian)
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