Scugnizza è un'operetta di Mario Pasquale Costa su libretto Charles Lombardo, inspired in Naples and its customs. Was performed for the first time at the Teatro Alfieri in Turin, December 16, 1922 from the same company Lombardo and published, first in 1924 and again in 1929 by the music publisher Charles Lombardo, Milano.
The operetta is considered the Italian operetta because, unlike other operettas Lombardo himself, does not take place in the fantasy environments of the authors, but in a real Italian cities: Naples, we can say , is the true star, with its nature, its folklore, its urchins,
the real feelings and problems of the protagonists, which is why many consider it an operetta realist with few others, are an example:
"Acqua Cheta" and "Goodbye Youth" Petri, unlike the other detached from reality that lead the viewer into a state of great bliss and illusory . I state that the case of Italian operetta shows that feature purely our own, the confusion that invades both equities and feelings, and the plot twists and its repercussions on the same plot, and then on the summary that is about to expose myself .
Although originally born in three acts, the operetta is now often represented only in two acts. Before expect to face the plot that the director gives rise to the podium and the attack on the brief prelude that accompanied the opening of the curtain and look at the scene of our history: the streets of Naples.
The action takes place after the war-
-But what war?
- According to the date of the first performance, of course, after the First World War, but in many representations of our times do you understand the second question. The characters begin to have knowledge of which are: Toby Gutter a poor widower American, very rich in the company of beautiful daughter Gaby, from simple tourist visit to Naples. Toby, however, is also represented as a senior commander of the U.S. Navy ever widowed and very rich, and his daughter Gaby? Always beautiful, American Dad and daughter ....
The two visiting Naples are enchanted by nature and folklore in particular by the street urchins who, with their vivacity and their tarantella enliven the scene. These include Toto and Salome, close friends and accomplices in small thefts, while we make of knowledge are sought after by his aunt's Scugnizza Grace Mary Grace, their latest victim of theft.
Among the discussions that are created, expressed with particular vividness and elegance, typical of our southern Elder Toby realizes the beauty of Salome and falls in love as to make a fuss as a child to bring with them to America.
Aunt Mary Grace, an adult and wise, at first becomes aware of the excessive difference in 'age that separates the grandfather's niece, that the two, but becoming aware of the richness of Toby convinces himself that this matrimonio s’ha da fare per risolvere i loro problemini economici: “ Più dell’età poté il digiuno”. A questo punto, o anche prima, entra in scena Chic; chi sarebbe costui? Il segretario o l’attendente del comandante, che cerca timidamente di far la corte a Gaby che non sembra affatto disposta a ricambiarlo. In effetti, Chic è un napoletano, romano o un bolognese che innamoratosi perdutamente della bella americana si è arruolato al servizio di Toby, solo per poter star vicino alla sua amata.
Chic is involved, despite himself, to convince the U.S. to marry Salome. The two trust each other their emotional situation.
Chic, to get started, first invited the girl to take care not only to appearances, explaining, in their couplet that one swallow does not make a summer.
then invites her to dance the dance of the moment: the Shimmy.
Gaby, meanwhile meets Toto knowing that the marriage of his playmates, scopre in se, per la scugnizza un sentimento più grande dell’infantile amicizia. E involontariamente fa colpo sulla bella americana che resta colpita dai suoi sentimenti e dal suo carattere romantico e vorrebbe che Chic si comportasse come lui!!
Per non approfondire la confusione che si viene a creare, cosa che si fa anche nelle messe in scena dello spettacolo, andiamo alla conclusione.
Toby prende coscienza che la scugnizza, anche se divenuta sua moglie ama Totò e decide di divorziare, cosa facile dato che il matrimonio è rato, ma non consumato. Questa sua generosità è premiata, anche perché vede zia Maria Grazia con occhi diversi, forse perché no longer dazzled by the young Scugnizza, and asks her to marry her.
calls it his attendant or secretary, to ask his daughter's hand.
Chic seems to be a fortune hunter, but in operetta, although veristic like this, never wins the self-interest and
good will always triumph, giving the example of a moral being followed today, unfortunately, is no longer fashionable, the mere fact Chic is really in love with Gaby and loving though poor.
What will the whole family? We all start for America or will everyone in Naples?
to sing all the time in the classic final parade concludes that the public every operetta.
Suite 's entire operetta
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