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Alzira

• Opera with a prologue and two acts, Italian
• Libretto Salvadore Cammarano
• Based on Alzire ou les Américains by Voltaire
• Place: Peru. Time: 16th century (1555-1561).
• Premiere Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, 12 August 1845
  
• Characters:
  • Alvaro, father of Gusmano, initially Governor of Peru, bass
    • HP Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, II marqués de Cañete y virrey del Perú
    • Marco Arati sang in the first premiere 12 Aug 1845
  • Gusmano, Governor of Peru, baritone
    • HP García Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique, IV marqués de Cañete
    • Filippo Coletti sang in the first premiere 12 Aug 1845
    • Gaetano Ferri
    • Renato Bruson
  • Ovando, a Spanish Duke, tenor
    • "Ceci" sang in the first premiere
  • Zamoro, leader of a Peruvian tribe, tenor
    • Gaetano Fraschini sang in the first premiere 12 Aug 1845
    • Leone Corelli
    • Mario Del Monaco
    • Carlo Bergonzi
  • Ataliba, leader of a Peruvian tribe, bass
    • Michele Benedetti sang in the first premiere 12 Aug 1845
  • Alzira, Ataliba's daughter, soprano
    • Eugenia Tadolini sang in the first premiere 12 Aug 1845
    • Virginia Zeani
    • Montserrat Caballé
    • Ángeles Gulín
    • Ileana Cotrubaș
• Conductors:
  • Antonio Farelli conducted in the first premiere at San Carlo, Naples, 12 Aug 1845. He also played the first violin. Verdi himself was on cembalo for three recitatives.
  • Lamberto Gardelli
  • Fabio Luisi
    
    
    

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