Il re
Music by Umberto Giordano · libretto by Giovacchino Forzano · premiered 1929 · at La Scala
Il re (The king) is a novella or opera in one act and three scenes by composer Umberto Giordano to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. The opera premiered at La Scala in Milan on 12 January 1929. The opera is a short comedy, only lasting about 1 hour in performance, about a young woman, Rosalina, betrothed to Colombello. One day she sees the King in all his majesty and falls in love with him, breaking the engagement with Colombello. But after meeting the king privately in his chamber, and seeing him with no crown or clothes, she loses her interest in him and returns to Colombello.
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About the Composer
Umberto Giordano is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Umberto Giordano
- Fedora (1882)
- Andrea Chénier (1896)
- Andrea Chénier discography (1896)
- La cena delle beffe (1909)