Talk:Semiramide

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The libretto was written by Rossi

Is this a typo, or was there really a librettist named Rossi?

-- Ventura 18:39, 2004 Oct 25 (UTC)

It's not a typo. As soon as I can, I'll add a brief article about this librettist. --Jdiazch 09:17, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More recordings are out there than referenced

DG has a recording with la Studer and Larmore (I think?), and there is a new Nightingale recording with Gruberova.

Davetomala 16:42, 30 September 2007 (UTC)davetomala 30-SEP-2007

I saw this list after adding the Nightingale recording on the main page. I don't know about the DG recording.Janie1232 23:08, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Not the Only Semiramide

There were other operas titled Semiramide written throughout history, including before Rossini. Shouldn't the earliest-known one be the default? I find not a mention of Salieri's here, which I find odd at least. Smyslov (talk) 14:46, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Generally, the most well-known one is the default, and in this case the most well-known one is Rossini's. There could certainly be passing mention of previous Semiramide operas here, mostly based on a libretto by Metastasio, IIRC, but if you want to write about Salieri's opera, then it should be a new article, called, say, Semiramide (Salieri). --GuillaumeTell (talk) 19:10, 5 March 2008 (UTC)