Composers and their stage works 


Gabriele D'ANNUNZIO

Italian poet, novelist and dramatist. Born Pescara 12 March, 1863.
Died Lake Garda 1st March , 1938

PLAYS

  1. The Dream of a Spring Morning. (Sogno d'un mattino di primavera) Tragic poem, 1 act; prose. Published 1897. Produced Paris, Théâtre de la Renaissance, June 15, 1897; Rome, Teatro Valle, Jan. 11, 1898.

  2. Dream of an Autumn Sunset (Sogno d'un tramonto d'autunno). Tragic poem, 1 act; prose. Published 1898. Produced Leghorn, Teatro Rossini, Dec. 2, 1905.

  3. The Dead City (La città morta). Tragedy, 5 acts; prose. Published 1898. Produced (in French as La ville morte) Paris, Théàtre de la Renaissance, Jan. 21, 1898; Milan, Teatro Lirico, Mar. 20, 1901.

  4. La Gioconda. Tragedy, 4 acts; prose. Published 1899. Produced Palermo, Teatro Bellini, Apr. 15, 1899.

  5. Glory (La gloria). Tragedy, 5 acts; prose. Published 1899. Produced Naples, Teatro Mercadante, Apr. 27, 1899.

  6. Francesca da Rimini. Tragedy, 4 acts; verse. Published 1902. Produced Rome, Teatro Costanzi, Dec. 9, 1901.

  7. The Daughter of Jorio (La figlia di Jorio). Pastoral tragedy, 3 acts; verse. Published 1904. Produced Milan, Teatro Lirico, Mar. 2, 1904.

  8. The Torch under the Bushel (La fiaccola sotto il moggio). Tragedy, 4 acts; verse. Published 1905. Produced Milan, Teatro Manzoni, Mar. 27, 1905.

  9. More than Love (Più che 1'amore). Tragedy, 2 episodes; prose. Published 1907. Produced Rome, Teatro Costanzi, Oct. 29, 1906.

  10. The Ship (La nave). Tragedy, prologue and 3 episodes; verse. Published 1908. Produced Rome, Teatro Argentina, Jan. 11, 1908.

  11. Phaedra (Fedra). Tragedy, 3 acts; verse. Published 1909. Produced Milan, Teatro Lirico, Apr. 10, 1909.

  12. The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (Le martyre de Saint Sebastian). Mystery, 5 acts; in French. Published 1911. Produced Paris, Châtelet, May 27, 1911; Milan, La Scala, Mar. 4, 1926.

  13. Parisina. Lyric tragedy, 4 acts. Published 1913. Produced Milan, La Scala, Dec. 15, 1913.

  14. The Honeysuckle (Le chèvrefeuille). Tragedy, 3 acts; in French. Published 1914. Produced Paris, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, Dec. 14, 1913; Turin, Teatro Carignano, Jan. 27, 1914.

  15. The Children's Crusade (La crociata degli innocenti). Published 1920. Produced Rome, Teatro delle Arti, Oct. 1, 1948.

CRITICISM

M. Carlson, The Italian Stage from Goldoni to D'Annunzio, Jefferson, N. C., 1981

P. Jullian, D'Annunzio, New York, 1973.