| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts |
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| Composition Year | 1809 |
| Genre Categories | Opera semiseria; Theatrical Works; Operas; |
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| Work Title | Agnese |
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| Alternative. Title | Agnes ; Dramma semiserio |
| Composer | Paër, Ferdinando |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IFP 2 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1809 |
| First Performance. | 1809 October, Parma, Villa Douglas-Scotti, Ponte d’Attaro |
| First Publication. | 1811? |
| Librettist | Luigi Buonavoglia, after Filippo Casari |
| Language | Italian |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | voices, orchestra |
| External Links | Wikipedia (Italian). Reviews of a recent performance in Torino (2019): Drammaturgia and Opernfreund. |
| Extra Information | Buonavoglia's libretto (1809) was derived from the theatre play Agnese di Fitz-Henry by Filippo Casari (1802), which in turn was based on the English novel The Father and the Daughter (1801) by Amelia Opie. [1] |