Napoli, 1958
Teatro San Carlo
La Jura was performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on April 13th and 16th, 1958.
The orchestra was conducted by Alexandre Derevitzky, a conductor and composer specialized in film soundtracks. As for the cast, particularly noteworthy is the participation of the soprano Rina Gigi, the daughter of the more famous Beniamino, who interpreted Anna.
The staging, arranged by Cesare Maria Cristini, was based on the sketches by Melkiorre Melis, the author of the libretto illustrations of the opera published in 1927 (La Jura. Five paintings of Sardinian life in Gallura for the background music, Italica Ars, Milan).
Compared to the first performance in Cagliari in 1928, the group of extras coming from the village of Aggius was larger: there were twelve children and twelve dancers, appearing as extras and in the group scenes.
For this occasion, Gabriel modified the score, in particular he added an interlude between the third and the fourth scene based on the melody of the disipirata - one of the most popular songs of the Gallura tradition - performed first by a solo cello and then followed by the sung version. In this regard, in an interview with the newspaper L'Unione Sarda on April 10th, 1958, the composer declared: «The interlude will be concluded by a tenor accompanied by the orchestra. This is something completely new and if the audience of the Italian mainland likes it, so will the Sardinian one. [...] The voice accompanied by the orchestra can be that of a tenor, who is neither famous nor Sardinian. But it could also be that of the "cockerel of Gallura", i.e. Salvatore Stangoni. We will decide at the last moment».
The orchestra was conducted by Alexandre Derevitzky, a conductor and composer specialized in film soundtracks. As for the cast, particularly noteworthy is the participation of the soprano Rina Gigi, the daughter of the more famous Beniamino, who interpreted Anna.
The staging, arranged by Cesare Maria Cristini, was based on the sketches by Melkiorre Melis, the author of the libretto illustrations of the opera published in 1927 (La Jura. Five paintings of Sardinian life in Gallura for the background music, Italica Ars, Milan).Compared to the first performance in Cagliari in 1928, the group of extras coming from the village of Aggius was larger: there were twelve children and twelve dancers, appearing as extras and in the group scenes.
For this occasion, Gabriel modified the score, in particular he added an interlude between the third and the fourth scene based on the melody of the disipirata - one of the most popular songs of the Gallura tradition - performed first by a solo cello and then followed by the sung version. In this regard, in an interview with the newspaper L'Unione Sarda on April 10th, 1958, the composer declared: «The interlude will be concluded by a tenor accompanied by the orchestra. This is something completely new and if the audience of the Italian mainland likes it, so will the Sardinian one. [...] The voice accompanied by the orchestra can be that of a tenor, who is neither famous nor Sardinian. But it could also be that of the "cockerel of Gallura", i.e. Salvatore Stangoni. We will decide at the last moment».
CAST
| CICCIOTTU JACÒNI | T | Gino Pasquale |
| GJOMPAULU FILIANU | B | Enzo Feliciati |
| ANNA | MS | Rina Gigli |
| MATALENA | MS | Anna Maria Borrelli |
| PASCA UCCHJTTA | S | Elena Todeschi |
| ANGHILESA FURITTA | MS | Lari Scipioni |
| BATTISTA BURÉDDA | Bar | Enzo Viaro |
| DIÉCU FASCIÓLA | T | Franco Cotogno |
| CICCITTU FRÉSI | Bar | Franco Glori Carocci |
Conductor Alexandre Derevitsky
Choral director Michele Laurio
Stage director Anton Giulio Bragaglia
Elena Todeschi |
Rina Gigli |
STAGING
Sketches Melkiorre Melis, achieved by Cesare Maria Cristini
Set director Cesare Maria Cristini
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PRESS REVIEW
L'Unione Sarda, 2nd April 1958 
L'Unione Sarda, 10th April 1958
Il Giornale d'Italia, 15th April 1958
L'Unione Sarda, 9th June 1958
L'Eco della Stampa, s.d.,1958