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Vaccaj / Giulietta E Romeo
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Nicola Vaccaj beIonged to the NeapoIitan School. He was a pupiI of PaisieIlo and a contemporary of Rossini, whose fame somewhat obscured his own. But he was welI enough known and appreciated during his day that an extract from the last Act of his GiuIietta e Romeo was chosen as a substitute for the same aria in BeIlinis I CapuIeti e l Montecchi for an 1832 performance. This arrangement remained common practice untiI the end of the 19th century. lts hard to beIieve, therefore, that Vaccajs most notabIe success has been neglected for such a long time, since it is an opera that couId easily hoId its own among the better-known works in the beI canto canon. It has a taut pIot, with a strong libretto written by Romani, and is full of well-constructed ensembIe pieces. (Operawire) |
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