Fabio Campana (1814-1882)

TRANSCRIPTION

222¹

"Nina e io
la preghiamo di
ricordarci a
tutti gli suoi²
cari figli
sempre di lei
devotissimo

Fabio Campana

15 Westbourne Place
Eaton ____(?)___
1 [gennuio] 1882

TRANSCRIPTION

Please, remember Nina and me to all your beloved children.
               
                                                        Yours very sincerely
                                                        Fabio Campana
15 Westbourne Place³
Eaton ____(?)___
January 1, 1882

NOTES:

1) 222 - a room number ?

2) "tutti gli [correctly "i"] suoi"

3) An unconfirmed English address (?), but seems reasonable since Campana died in London one month after this note was written.

 
ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Fabio Campana was born in Legnano, Italy (a short distance northwest of Milan) January 14, 1819 and died in London, England, February 2, 1882. This note (above) is dated [Jan.] 1, 1882, is a New Year's greeting to a close friend. Not all of Campana's operas were successful, but at least one, Esmeralda (1869), stayed in the performance repertoire until at least 1875.

Campana's operas were:

Caterina di Guisa (3 acts)
Premiered in Livorno (Livourne); Theatre: Avvaloratti; Summer 1838
Librettist was F. Romani

Il Postiglione di Longjumeau (Opera buffa)
Premiered in Bologna; Theatre:Comunale, November 6, 1838
Librettist: C. Bassi

Giulio d'Este (3 acts)
Premiered in Venezia (Venice); Theatre: Apollo, June 19, 1841
Librettist: C.A. Monteverde

Vanina d'Orano
Premiered in Firenze (Florence); Theatre: Pergola, June 1, 1842
Librettist: F. Guidi

Luisa di Francia
Premiered in Roma; Theatre: Argentina, April 28, 1844
Librettist: F. Guidi

Mazeppa
Premiered in Bologna; Theatre:Comunale; November 6, 1850
Librettist: A. de Lauzières

Almina (3 acts)
Premiered in London; Theatre: Her Majesty's Theatre; April 26, 1860
Librettist: A. de Lauzières

Esmeralda, ossia Nostra Donna di Parigi (4 acts)
Premiered in St. Petersburg; December 20, 1869
Librettist: G.T. Cimina based upon Victor Hugo's novel, Notre Dame de Paris (1831)
This also was produced at Covent Garden on June 14, 1879 and later in Homburg [sic] (Hamburg) in 1872.

Source: The Mellen Opera Reference Index (Lewiston:1986) Compiled by Charles H. Parsons

Campana also composed many other romanzes, canzonettes, vocal melodies, duos, etc.

His songs were published with Italian and French texts:
from Melodies, Paris, Heugel
La Fille de Bohéme
La Première Violette
Sij'avais une couronne,
Toujours toi, le Soir

Douze mèlodies italiennes, Paris, Heugel

La Rose d'Avril (with piano and cello accompaniment)
La Danza, duo
Dolce Parola, duo
Près de la Mer, duo
Heure divine, duo
Almer[sic]m c'est vivre, duetto
De Profundis

Rimembranze de Parigi (Album of 7 melodies), Milan, Ricordi

Ricordo di Milano (Album of 6 melodies), Milan, Ricordi

Sei Solfeggi per mezzo-soprano o contralto, Milan, Ricordi

Mazzetto di fiori (Album of 7 melodies), Milan, Ricordi

La Ninna nanna, Canzone
al Chiaro di luna
Ave Maria
Amo, Ariatte
Dante a Beatruce
La Malinconia, romanc
Io son con te, romance
T'amo ancora,
Vorrei
Tutto per te
[Above apparently published by Ricordi in Milan]

Source: Biographie Universelle DES MUSICIENS (1878), Par F. J. Fétis , P.145

REV. 01/30/2004

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