| Work Title
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Elisabetta
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| Alternative. Title
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Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth ; Il castello di Kenilworth ; opera seria in tre atti
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| Name Translations
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Erzsébet Kenilworth várában; Il castello di Kenilworth; Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth; Замок Кенилворт; قلعة كينيلورث; Elisabeth Kenilworthi lossis
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184337925; LCCN: n94051225; GND: 300045360; BNF: 13911587v
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| Composer
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Donizetti, Gaetano
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGD 23
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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| First Performance.
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1829/07/06 – Naples, Teatro San Carlo: Nicola Festa (conductor)
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| First Publication.
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1854 – Paris: Schonenberger. Vocal score (earlier possibly)
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| Librettist
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Andrea Leone Tottola (d. 1831), after Victor Hugo (1802–1885), Eugène Scribe (1791–1861), after Walter Scott (1771–1832)
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| Language
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Italian
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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2 hours
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
- Cast
- Elisabetta (soprano)
Roberto Dudley (tenor)
Amelia Robsart (soprano)
Warney (baritone)
Lambourne (bass)
Fanny (mezzo-soprano)
- Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra
- 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons,
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba,
timpani, percussion, strings
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| Discography
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All Music Guide
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| External Links
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Wikipedia
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| Extra Information
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There are three or four recordings- MRF records in 1977, Fonit Cetra in 1990, Dynamic in 2019, + unknown conducted by Alun Francis?.
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