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 [it; de; fr], 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

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