Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts |
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Composition Year | 1831, revised 1833 |
Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | Fausta |
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Alternative. Title | Melodramma in due atti ; Opera seria in dos actos (Spanish subtitle) |
Composer | Donizetti, Gaetano |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGD 28 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1831, revised 1833 |
First Performance. | 1832-01-12 in Naples, Teatro San Carlo |
First Publication. | 1833 or earlier |
Librettist | Domenico Gilardoni (1798–1831) and the composer. |
Language | italian |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 hours |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus, orchestra |
Discography | All Music Guide |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
Spanish translation by A. Gonzalez also printed, libretto published in 1833.
We have no wholly authentic letters by Donizetti for an important period of 1831. According to Zavadini, Gilardoni died while writing the libretto and it needed to be finished by Donizetti, but this cannot be confirmed. (Donizetti and his Operas (Ashbrook), p.552.)