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Andrea Leone Tottola
Librettist

Biography

Andrea Leone Tottola (died 15 September 1831) was a prolific Italian librettist, best known for his work with Gaetano Donizetti and Gioachino Rossini.

It is not known when or where he was born. He became the official poet to the royal theatres in Naples and agent for the impresario Domenico Barbaia, and started writing librettos in 1802.

His libretto for Gabriella di Vergy, originally set by Michele Carafa in 1816, was reworked by Donizetti in the 1820s and 1830s. He wrote six other librettos for Donizetti, including those for La zingara (1822), Alfredo il grande (1823), Il castello di Kenilworth (1829) and Imelda de' Lambertazzi (1830).

For Rossini he wrote Mosè in Egitto (1818), Ermione (1819), La donna del lago (1819) and Zelmira (1822).

For Vincenzo Bellini he wrote Adelson e Salvini (1825). Other composers who set Tottola's librettos to music included Giovanni Pacini (Alessandro nelle Indie (1824) and others), Saverio Mercadante, Johann Simon Mayr, Nicola Vaccai, Errico Petrella, Ferdinando Paer and Manuel Garcia.


Productions
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COMPANYTITLEDATES
Resonance WorksLa donna del lago6/28/2024 - 6/30/2024
Washington Concert OperaErmione2/2/2024 - 2/2/2024
Washington Concert OperaZelmira4/5/2019 - 4/5/2019
Pacific Opera ProjectLa gazzetta6/28/2018 - 7/7/2018
Metropolitan OperaLa donna del lago2/16/2015 - 3/14/2015
Santa Fe OperaLa donna del lago7/7/2013 - 8/14/2013
New York City OperaMosè in Egitto4/4/2013 - 4/20/2013
Chicago Opera TheaterMosè in Egitto4/4/2010 - 4/25/2010
New York City OperaLa donna del lago3/3/2007 - 4/7/2007
Minnesota OperaLa donna del lago9/9/2006 - 10/10/2006
New York City OperaErmione4/1/2004 - 4/22/2004
Opera Orchestra of New YorkLa donna del lago5/5/2003 - 5/5/2003
Dallas OperaErmione1/31/2003 - 2/8/2003
Santa Fe OperaErmione7/7/2000 - 8/17/2000
Opera SaratogaThe Lady of the Lake7/1/1994 - 8/1/1994
Ars MusicaMosé5/1/1993 - 5/18/1993
Arizona OperaLa donna del lago11/1/1992 - 11/29/1992
Opera OmahaErmione9/1/1992 - 9/19/1992
San Francisco OperaErmione6/1/1992 - 6/26/1992


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