Composers and their stage works 


Ugo Betti

Italian magistrate, poet, novelist and dramatist. Born Camerino 4 February, 1892. Died Rome 9 June, 1953

Stage Works

  1. La padrona (The Mistress of the House). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1926. Published 1929. Produced Leghorn, Teatro Politeama, Aug. 14, 1926.
  2. La donna sullo scudo (The Woman on the Shield). (With Osvaldo Gibertini). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1927. Published 1957. Produced Rome, Teatro Valle, Feb. 1, 1927.
  3. La casa sull'acqua (The House on the Water). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1928. Published 1929. Produced Salsomaggiore, Teatro Comunale, July 18, 1929.
  4. L'isola meravigliosa (The Wonderful Island). Drama-ballet, 3 acts. Written 1929. Published 1936. Produced Milan, Teatro Manzoni, Oct. 3, 1930.
  5. Un albergo sul porto (An Inn on the Harbour). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1.930. Published 1943. Produced Turin, Teatro Alfieri, Dec. 23, 1933.
  6. II diluvio (The Flood). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1931. Published 1943. Produced Rome, Teatro Argentina, Jan. 28, 1943.
  7. Frana allo scalo Nord (Landslide). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1932. Published 1935. Produced Venice, Teatro Goldoni, Nov. 28, 1936.
  8. II cacciatore d'anitre (The Duck Hunter). Modern tragedy, 6 scenes. Written 1934. Published 1940. Produced Milan, Teatro Manzoni, Jan. 24, 1940.
  9. Una bella domenica di settembre (A Beautiful Sunday in September). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1935. Published 1941. Produced Genoa, Teatro Margherita, Dec. 7, 1937.
  10. I nostri sogni (Our Dreams). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1936. Published 1941. Produced Parma, Teatro Regio, Nov. 7, 1937.
  11. Il paese delle vacanze (Summertime). Idyll, 3 acts. Written 1937. Published 1942. Produced Milan, Teatro Odeon, Feb. 20, 1942.
  12. Notte in casa del ricco (Night in the House of the Rich Man). Modern tragedy, prologue and 3 acts. Written 1938. Published 1942. Produced Rome, Teatro Eliseo, Nov. 15, 1942.
  13. Favola di Natale (Christmas Story). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1940. Published 1955. Produced Milan, Teatro Olimpia, Nov. 16, 1948.
  14. II vento notturno (Night Wind). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1941. Published 1946. Produced Milan, Teatro Olimpia, Oct. 17, 1945.
  15. Ispezione (The Inquiry). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1941. Published 1947. Produced Milan, Teatro Odeon, Mar. 11, 1947.
  16. Marito e moglie (Husband and Wife). Drama. Written 1943. Published 1949. Produced Rome, Teatro delle Arti, Nov. 21, 1947.
  17. Corruzione al Palazzo di Giustizia (Corruption in the Palace of Justice). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1944. Published 1949. Produced Rome, Teatro delle Arti, Jan. 7, 1949.
  18. Lotta fino all'alba (Struggle till Dawn). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1945. Published 1949. Produced Rome, Teatro delle Arti, June 22, 1949.
  19. Irene innocente (Innocent Irene). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1946. Published 1950. Produced Rome, Teatro Quirino, Mar. 23, 1950.
  20. Spiritismo nell'antica casa (Séance in the Old House). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1946. Published 1950. Produced Rome, Teatro Eleonora Duse, Apr. 12, 1950.
  21. Delitto all'isola delle capre (Goat Island). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1948. Published 1950. Produced Rome, Teatro delle Arti, Oct. 20, 1950.
  22. La regina e gli insorti (The Queen and the Rebels). Drama, 4 acts. Written 1949. Published 1951. Produced Rome, Teatro Eliseo, Jan. 5, 1951.
  23. Il giocatore (The Gambler). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1950. Published 1951. Produced Rome, Teatro Valle, Apr. 21, 1951.
  24. Acque turbate, o Il fratello protegge e ama (Troubled Waters, or The Brother Who Protects and Loves). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1951. Published 1955.
  25. L'aiuola bruciata (The Burnt Flower-Bed). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1952. Published 1953. Produced San Miniato, Chiesa di San Francesco, Sept. 24, 1953.
  26. La fuggitiva (The Fugitive). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1953. Published 1953. Produced Venice, Teatro la Fenice, Sept. 30, 1953.
CRITICISM
  1. E. de Michelis, La poesia di Ugo Betti, Florence, 1937
  2. E. Barbetti, II teatro di Ugo Betti, Florence, 1943
  3. N. D. Aloisio, Ugo Betti, Rome, 1952
  4. A. Fiocco, Ugo Betti, Rome, 1954
  5. A. di Pietro, L'opera di Ugo Betti, Bari, 1966-1968.