I granatieri
I granatieri is a 'Neapolitan operetta' in three acts by the Italian composer Vincenzo Valente with a libretto in Italian by Raffaele Della Campa and Joseph Méry. It has been called the first true Italian operetta.
Performance history
I granatieri had its world premiere in Turin on 26 October 1889, presented by Luigi Maresca's theatre company. Later performances include:- 19 May 1897 – first performance in the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil
- 4 February 1898 – first performance in the Teatro Costanzi in Rome
- 12 June 1911 – New York City premiere at the Irving Place Theatre