Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra
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Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra, (Elizabeth, Queen of England) is a dramma per musica or opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, from a libretto by Giovanni Schmidt, from the play The Page of Leicester by Carlo Federici. It had its debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on 4 October 1815. Rossini took melodies from other operas to compose Elisabetta. The overture, first written for Aureliano in Palmira, is famous as the overture to The Barber of Seville.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, October 4, 1815 (Conductor: Nicola Festa) |
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| Elisabetta (Elizabeth I of England) | soprano | Isabella Colbran |
| The Earl of Leicester, Commander of the army | tenor | Andrea Nozzari |
| Matilda, secretly married to Leicester | soprano | Girolama Dardanelli |
| Enrico, Matilda's brother | contralto | Maria Manzi |
| The Duke of Norfolk | tenor | Manuel Garcia |
| Guglielmo, Captain of the Royal Guard | tenor | Gaetano Chizzola |
| Knights, ladies, noble Scotsmen hostages to Elisabetta, official followers of Leicester, pages, royal guards, soldiers, people (chorus) |
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