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| 26 | 1839 | Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio
opera in 2 acts
Libretto by Antonio Piazza
revised by Temistocle Solera
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, November 17, 1839 |
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| 27 | 1840 | Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao)
comic opera in 2 acts
from the farse Le Faux Stanislas
by Alexandre-Vincent Pineux-Duval
Libretto by Felice Romani
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, September 5, 1840 |
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| 29 | 1842 | Nabucodonosor
(the title was abbreviated to Nabucco after the first performance)
opera in 4 parts
Libretto by Temistocle Solera
First performance - Scala Theatre - Milan, March 9, 1842 |
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| 30 | 1843 | I Lombardi alla prima crociata
opera in 4 acts
from the poem of the same name
by Tommaso Grossi
Libretto by Temistocle Solera
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 11, 1843
(2nd version, see Jérusalem) |
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| 31 | 1844 | Ernani
opera in 4 acts
from the play Hernani by Victor Hugo
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 9, 1844
(also given with the titles: Il proscritto, Elvira d'Aragona, Il corsaro di Venezia) |
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| 31 | 1844 | I due Foscari
tragic opera in 3 acts
from the tragedy The two Foscari by George Byron
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Argentina Theatre - Rome, November 3, 1844 |
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| 32 | 1845 | Giovanna d'Arco
opera in a prologue and 3 acts
from the play Die Jungfrau von Orléans by Friedrich Schiller
Libretto by Temistocle Solera
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 15, 1845
(also given with the title: Orietta di Lesbo) |
| 32 | 1845 | Alzira
tragic opera in a prologue and 2 acts
from the tragedy Alzire, ou Les Américains by Voltaire
Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
First performance San Carlo Theatre - Naples, August 12, 1845 |
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| 33 | 1846 | Attila
opera in a prologue and 3 acts
from the tragedy Attila, König der Hunnen by Zacharias Werner
Libretto by Temistocle Solera
The libretto was completed by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 17, 1846
(also given with the title: Gli Unni e i Romani) |
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Macbeth.mp3 (1.94 Mb)
Macbeth_2.mp3 (2.33 Mb) | 34 | 1847 | Macbeth
opera in 4 acts
from the tragedy by William Shakespeare Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
(with some modifications by Andrea Maffei)
First performance Pergola Theatre - Florence, March 14, 1847
(also given with the title: Sivardo il Sassone) (2nd version in French, Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, April 21, 1865) |
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| 34 | 1847 | I masnadieri
opera in 4 parts
from the tragedy Die Räuber by Friedrich Schiller Libretto by Andrea Maffei
First performance Her Majesty's Theatre - London, July 22, 1847 |
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| 34 | 1847 | Jérusalem
remake of I Lombardi alla prima crociata Libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Väez First performance Académie Royale de Musique - Paris, November 26, 1847 |
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| 35 | 1848 | Il corsaro
tragic opera in 3 acts
from the poem The corsair by George Byron Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Teatro Grande - Trieste, October 25, 1848 |
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| 36 | 1849 | La battaglia di Legnano
tragic opera in 4 acts
from La bataille de Toulouse by Joseph Méry Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
First performance Argentina Theatre - Rome, January 27, 1849 |
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| 36 | 1849 | Luisa Miller
tragic opera in 3 acts
from the play Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich Schiller
Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
First performance San Carlo Theatre - Naples, December 8, 1849 |
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| 37 | 1850 | Stiffelio
opera [in three acts]
from the play Le Pasteur ou L'Evangile et le foyer by Emile Souvestre and Eugène Bourgeois
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Teatro Grande - Trieste, November 16, 1850
(also given with the title: Guglielmo Wellingrode) |
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| 38 | 1851 | Rigoletto
opera in 3 acts
from the play Le Roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 11, 1851
(also given with the titles: Viscardello, Clara di Perth, Lionello) |
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| 40 | 1853 | Il trovatore
drama in 4 parts
from the play El trovador by Antonio-García Gutiérrez
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
The libretto was completed by Leone Emanuele Bardare
First performance Apollo Theatre - Rome, January 19, 1853 |
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Traviata.mp3 (1.46 Mb)
Traviata_2.mp3 (1.79 Mb)
| 40 | 1853 | La traviata
opera in 3 acts
from the novel La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 6, 1853 |
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| 42 | 1855 | Les Vêpres siciliennes
opera in 5 acts
Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier
from Il duca d'Alba by Eugène Scribe
(for Gaetano Donizetti)
First performance Académie Impériale de Musique - Paris, June 13, 1855 |
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| 42 | 1855 | Giovanna de Guzman
first title of the Italian version of Les Vêpres siciliennes
opera in 5 acts
translation by Arnaldo Fusinato
First performance Ducale Theatre - Parma, December 26, 1855
(also given with the titles: Giovanna di Sicilia and Batilde di Turenna) |
| 43 | 1856 | I Vespri siciliani
definitive title of the Italian version of Les Vêpres siciliennes
with translation by Eugenio Caimi opera in 5 acts
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 4, 1856 |
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| 44 | 1857 | Simon Boccanegra
opera in a prologue and 3 acts
from the play Simón Bocanegra by Antonio-García Gutiérrez
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
(with interventions by Giuseppe Montanelli)
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 12, 1857
(2nd version Milan, Scala Theatre, March 24, 1881) |
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| 44 | 1857 | Aroldo
remake of Stiffelio
opera in 4 acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Teatro Nuovo - Rimini, August 16, 1857 |
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| 46 | 1859 | Un ballo in maschera
opera in 3 acts
from the historical drama Gustave III ou Le Bal masqué by Eugène Scribe
Libretto by Antonio Somma
First performance Apollo Theatre - Rome, February 17, 1859 |
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| 49 | 1862 | La forza del destino
opera in 4 acts
from the play Don Álvaro o La fuerza del sino by Ángel Perez de Saavedra, duque de Rivas Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Imperial Theatre - St. Petersburg, November 10, 1862
(also given with the title: Don Alvaro)(2nd version, Milan, Scala Theatre, February 27, 1869) |
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Macbeth_2.mp3 (2.33 Mb) | 52 | 1865 | Macbeth (2nd version in French)
opera in 4 acts trans.
Charles Nuitter and Alexandre Beaumont
First performance Théâtre Lyrique - Paris, April 21, 1865 |
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| 54 | 1867 | Don Carlos
grand opéra in 5 acts
from the tragic poem Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien by Friedrich Schiller
Libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle First performance Académie Impériale de Musique - Paris, March 11, 1867
(version in 4 acts, Milan, Scala Theatre, January 10, 1884) |
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| 56 | 1869 | La forza del destino (2nd version)
opera in 4 acts second version revised
(with text added by Antonio Ghislanzoni)
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 27, 1869 |
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Aida.mp3 (2.27 Mb)
Aida_2.mp3 (2.74 Mb)
| 58 | 1871 | Aida
opera in 4 acts
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
taken from a subject by Auguste Mariette
First performance Opera Theatre - Cairo, December 24, 1871
First Italian performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 8, 1872 |
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| 61 | 1874 | Messa da requiem
for soloists, chorus and orchestra
First performance San Marco Church - Milan, May 22, 1874 |
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| 68 | 1881 | Simon Boccanegra (2nd version)
Second version revised with additions and modifications by Arrigo Boito
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, March 24, 1881 |
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| 71 | 1884 | Don Carlo
revised version in 4 acts
revision of French text by Camille du Locle
Italian translation by Angelo Zanardini based on the original version by Achille De Lauzières
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, January 10, 1884 |
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Otello.mp3 (1.87 Mb)
Otello_2.mp3 (2.48 Mb)
| 74 | 1887 | Otello
opera in 4 acts
from the tragedy Othello, or the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 5, 1887 |
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| 80 | 1893 | Falstaff
opera in 3 acts
from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 9, 1893 |
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