Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
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First Publication | 1854 – Paris: Schonenberger. Vocal score (earlier possibly) |
Genre Categories | Opera seria; Theatrical Works; Operas; |
Work Title | Elisabetta |
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Alternative. Title | Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth ; Il castello di Kenilworth ; opera seria in tre atti |
Name Translations | Erzsébet Kenilworth várában; Il castello di Kenilworth; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; Замок Кенилворт; قلعة كينيلورث; Elisabeth Kenilworthi lossis |
Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184337925; LCCN: n94051225; GND: 300045360; BNF: 13911587v |
Composer | Donizetti, Gaetano |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGD 23 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
First Performance. | 1829-07-06 — Naples, Teatro San Carlo: Nicola Festa (conductor) |
First Publication. | 1854 – Paris: Schonenberger. Vocal score (earlier possibly) |
Librettist | Andrea Leone Tottola (d. 1831), after Victor Hugo (1802–1885), Eugène Scribe (1791–1861), after Walter Scott (1771–1832) |
Language | Italian |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 2 hours |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: Elisabetta (soprano), Roberto Dudley (tenor), Amelia Robsart (soprano), Warney (baritone), Lambourne (bass), Fanny (mezzo-soprano) + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra (3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, strings) |
Discography | All Music Guide |
External Links | Wikipedia |
There are three or four recordings- MRF records in 1977, Fonit Cetra in 1990, Dynamic in 2019, + unknown conducted by Alun Francis?.