FULL SCUGNIZZA Operetta (Costa) Vercelli 2012 Consuela Gilardoni, Andrea Binetti, Giovanna Michelini, Gianpaolo Guazzotti

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Scugnizza  
• Composer: Costa Mario Pasquale   
• Libretto: Carlo Lombardo    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Teatro Civico, Citta di Vercelli, Italy  
• Recorded: March 18, 2012
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Consuela Gilardoni, Andrea Binetti, Giovanna Michelini, Gianpaolo Guazzotti, Gabriela Mazza, Massimo Froli, Marta Redaelli, Ines Galletti, Paola Bortoluzzi, Nino de Franco, Andrea Ceron
• Conductor: Gianpiero de Santi  
• Orchestra: Orchestra Diapason  
• Stage Director: Gabriella Mazza  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: L'OPERETTA ALLA MITICA SALA CARIGNANO DI GENOVA   
• Date Published: 2026  
• Format: Unknown
• Quality Video: 2 Audio:2
• Subtitles: yessubs, itsubs, gensubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  The plot of Scugnizza follows a wealthy American tourist who travels to Naples and falls in love with Salomè, a spirited local street urchin (scugnizza), leading to a clash of cultures and romantic entanglements.
  Act I: The Arrival in Naples
  • Toby Gland, a rich American widower, arrives in Naples with his daughter Kitty and secretary Chic.
  • He meets Salomè, a vibrant scugnizza, and her friend Totò, a street youth who loves her.
  • Toby is instantly charmed by Salomè’s wild, free-spirited nature and Neapolitan songs.
  • Kitty, meanwhile, finds herself falling for Totò despite their vastly different backgrounds.

  Act II: The Proposition at the Villa
  • Toby invites Salomè and Totò to his luxurious villa in Posillipo to learn more about them.
  • Fascinated by her authenticity, Toby decides he wants to marry Salomè and take her to America.
  • Salomè is dazzled by the wealth but feels trapped by the formal etiquette of high society.
  • Totò and Kitty realize they must separate due to social pressures, leaving everyone conflicted.

  Act III: The Choice
  • The setting shifts to a grand festival celebration where Toby prepares to announce the engagement.
  • Salomè ultimately realizes she cannot leave Naples or her true love, Totò, for a life of luxury.
  • She rejects Toby’s marriage proposal, choosing freedom and her home city over American riches.
  • Toby accepts her choice with grace, leaving a generous dowry so Salomè and Totò can marry.
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