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Giuseppe Felice Romani (31 January 1788 – 28 January 1865) was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. Romani was considered the finest Italian librettist between Metastasio and Boito. Biography
…theatre poet of the day, Felice Romani, with whom he collaborated in his next six operas. The most important of these were I Capuleti e i Montecchi (1830), based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ; La sonnambula (1831; The Sleepwalker ); and Norma (1831).
An article that explores the role and function of Felice Romani, a prolific and influential librettist of early nineteenth-century Italian opera. It examines the textual status, conventions and prescriptions of the libretto, and Romani's working relationships with theatrical institutions and composers.
Overview. Felice Romani. (1788—1865) Quick Reference. (1788–1865). Librettist and writer. Born in Genoa, he took a degree in law at Pisa and another in literature at Genoa. After a period of teaching and travelling, he moved ... From: Romani, Felice in The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature » Subjects: Music. Reference entries.
Felice Romani is the dominant figure among librettists in the bel canto era, renowned for the fluidity of his verse both in tragedy and comedy, in spite of his initial training in the law. He worked for Rossini at the start of his career, and eventually provided a libretto for the young Verdi.
It should thus come as no surprise that a collection of documents concerning Felice Romani, a figure central to early nineteenth-century operatic life, presents an image both complex and constantly shifting; nor that in such sources the tasks of the librettist, even one of distinction, are always interwoven with those of other theatrical persona...
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Felice Romani was an Italian poet and scholar who wrote libretti for Donizetti and Bellini. Learn about his life, works, and influence on opera and literature.
