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I vespri siciliani (Italian pronunciation: [i ˈvɛspri sitʃiˈljaːni]; "The Sicilian Vespers") is a five-act Italian opera originally written in French for the Paris Opéra by the Italian romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi and translated into Italian shortly after its premiere in June 1855.
Verdi in 1859. After Verdi's first grand opera for the Paris Opéra – his adaptation of I Lombardi in 1847 given under the title of Jérusalem – the composer had wanted to write a completely new grand opera for the company, the appeal being the same as that which influenced all Italian composers of the day: the challenges of a form different from that of their homeland and the ability to ...
Giuseppe Verdi. The following is a list of published compositions by the composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901).. The list includes original creations as well as reworkings of the operas (some of which are translations, for example into French or from French into Italian) or subsequent versions of completed operas.
Pedro António Avondano (16 April 1714 - 1782) was a Portuguese composer of Italian parentage. Pedro António was born and died in Lisbon . His father Pietro Giorgio Avondano of Genoa , was a violinist at the court of João V , one of many Italian musicians at the Portuguese court.
Pietro Mascagni [a] (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas.His 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music.
Sinfonia del Mare: Symphony of the Sea: 1946–48: After Ebba Lindqvist: 4: Sinfonia Shakespeariana: Shakespearian Symphony: 1952: Dedicated to William Shakespeare, (see -ana#In music) 5: Sinfonia Seria: Serious Symphony: 1962–63: Sinfonia di Lotano: Symphony from Distance: 1963: 6: Sinfonia Tramontana: 1965: Hisato Ohzawa: 3: D major ...
The terms "overture", "symphony" and "sinfonia" were widely regarded as interchangeable for much of the 18th century. [ 6 ] In the 17th century, pieces scored for large instrumental ensemble did not precisely designate which instruments were to play which parts, as is the practice from the 19th century to the current period.
Piero de Palma (31 August 1925 – 5 April 2013) was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with comprimario roles. [1]After choral and concert work, he began his operatic repertoire career in 1948 by singing on Italian radio ().