(Adelia, or the Archer’s Daughter)
“Melodramma serio” in Three Acts
Libretto by Felice Romani and Girolamo Maria Marini
Comic Opera in One Act
Libretto by Gustave Vaëz
“Melodramma” in Three Acts
Libretto by Gaetano Rossi
“Melodramma Semiserio” in Three Acts
Libretto by Gaetano Rossi
Don Pasquale (1843)
Comic Opera in Three Acts
Libretto by M.A. [Giovanni Ruffini]
A Tragic Opera in Three Acts
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
Lyric Tragedy in a Prologue and Two Acts
Libretto by Giacomo Sacchéro
(King Sebastian of Portugal)
Opera in Five Acts
Libretto by Eugène Scribe
Bellini’s earliest exant work, an opera semi-seria in 3 acts first performed on 12 February 1825 at the Conservatorio di San Sebastiano in Naples. Composed at the age of 23 for his graduation from the conservatory and seldom performed since. The soprano aria “Dopo l’oscuro nembo” (Act I, Scene V) is the standout moment. The…
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Melodrama in Two Acts by by Felice Romani, first performed on 14 February 1829 at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan. Full libretto translated with notes on the musical structure. CAST OF CHARACTERS Alaide, the foreign woman Soprano Signore di Montolino Bass Isoletta, his daughter Mezzo-Sopranno Arturo, count of Ravenstel, betrothed to Isoletta Tenor Baron of…
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