title: I granatieri
text: # I granatieri
  
  I granatieri (The Grenadiers) is an 'Neapolitan operetta' in three acts by the Italian composer Vincenzo Valente with a libretto in Italian by Raffaele Della Campa and Joseph Méry. It has been called the first true Italian operetta.
  
  ## Performance history
  
  I granatieri had its world premiere in Turin on 26 October 1889, presented by Luigi Maresca's theatre company. Later performances include:
  
  * 19 May 1897 – first performance in the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil (reprised in 1899, 1900, 1902, and 1906)
  * 4 February 1898 – first performance in the Teatro Costanzi in Rome
  * 12 June 1911 – New York City premiere at the Irving Place Theatre
  
  ## Roles
  
  * Nini soprano
  * Dorotea soprano
  * Beatrice soprano
  * Odoardo tenor
  * Bernardo baritone
  * Marchese Emilio baritone
  * Giorgio bass
  * John bass
  