| Il bravo | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Saverio Mercadante | |
 Costume for the opera's protagonist "Il bravo" (designed for the 1840 Naples production) | |
| Librettist | Gaetano Rossi |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 9 March 1839 La Scala, Milan |
Il bravo, ossia La Veneziana ("The Assassin, or The Venetian Woman") is an opera in three acts by Saverio Mercadante to an Italian-language libretto by Gaetano Rossi and Marco Marcello. Their libretto was based on the play La Vénétienne by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois, which was in turn based on James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Bravo. The opera premiered on 9 March 1839 at La Scala, Milan and subsequently played throughout Italy and abroad.[1][2] The opera was still being occasionally performed and recorded in the 20th century.[3][4] and was hailed as an "exciting rediscovery" when it was staged by the Wexford Festival in 2018.[5]
- ^ Mesa, Franklin (2007). Opera: An Encyclopedia of World Premieres and Significant Performances, p. 39. . McFarland. ISBN 1476605378
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Il bravo, 9 March 1839". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ William Shaman, Smith, Edward Joseph; Collins, William J.; and Goodwin, Calvin M. (1999) More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings, p. 231. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0313298351
- ^ Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica (2009). Opera 2009. Annuario dell'opera lirica in Italia, p. 376. EDT srl. ISBN 8860404975 (in Italian)
- ^ Hall, George (22 October 2018). "Il Bravo review at National Opera House, Wexford – 'an exciting rediscovery'". The Stage. Retrieved 27 November 2018.