I fuorusciti di Firenze (The Exiles of Florence) is an opera semiseria in two acts by the Italian composer Ferdinando Paer. The libretto was by Angelo Anelli. The work is a form of 'rescue opera'.
| I fuorusciti di Firenze | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Ferdinando Paer | |
 Ferdinando Paer, engraving by Edme Quenedey des Ricets, 1809 | |
| Translation | The Exiles of Florence |
| Librettist | Angelo Anelli |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 27 November 1802 |
The opera was first performed at the Hoftheater in Dresden on 27 November 1802.[1]
Roles edit
| Cast | Voice type |
|---|---|
| Isabella, Princess of Florence | soprano |
| Umberto degli Ardinghelli, a bandit | bass-baritone |
| Edoardo de Liggozzi, Isabella's husband | tenor |
| Gianni, Edoardo's servant | bass |
| Cecchina, a peasant girl | soprano |
| Lena, a peasant girl | soprano |
Synopsis edit
The bandit Umberto holds Isabella prisoner, and her husband Edoardo attempts unsuccessfully to rescue her. Eventually Isabella is revealed as Umberto's daughter.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "I fuorusciti di Firenze, 27 November 1802". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Further reading edit
- Balthazar, Scott L. (1992), "Fuorusciti di Firenze, I" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
External links edit
- I fuorusciti di Firenze: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
