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I fuorusciti di Firenze

Music by Ferdinando Paer · libretto by Angelo Anelli · premiered 1802 · at Dresden

I fuorusciti di Firenze (The Exiles of Florence) is an opera semiseria in two acts by the Italian composer Ferdinando Paer. The libretto was by Angelo Anelli. The work is a form of 'rescue opera'. The opera was first performed at the Hoftheater in Dresden on 27 November 1802.

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About the Composer

Ferdinando Paer (1 June 1771 – 3 May 1839) was an Italian composer known for his operas. He was of Austrian descent and used the German spelling Pär in application for printing in Venice, and later in France the spelling Paër.

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