Aroldo
Music by Giuseppe Verdi · libretto by Francesco Maria Piave · premiered 1857 · at Teatro Amintore Galli
Aroldo (Italian pronunciation: [aˈrɔldo]) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on and adapted from their earlier 1850 collaboration, Stiffelio. The opera premiered in Rimini's Teatro Nuovo Comunale on 16 August 1857.
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About the Composer
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( VAIR-dee, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi]; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the modern province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron named Antonio Barezzi. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti, whose works significantly influenced him. He was also strongly influenced by the French Grand opera style, particularly Giacomo Meyerbeer and Gaspare Spontini. In his early operas, Verdi demonstrated sympathy with the…
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Other Operas by Giuseppe Verdi
- Alzira (1736)
- Giovanna d'Arco (1801)
- Attila (1809)
- I due Foscari (1821)
- Ernani (1830)
- Il trovatore (1836)
- I Lombardi alla prima crociata (1843)
- I masnadieri (1845)