| Work Title
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I promessi sposi
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| Alternative. Title
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Melodramma in quattro parti
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| Composer
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Ponchielli, Amilcare
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.2
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IAP 10
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 acts
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1856, rev.1872
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| First Performance.
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1856-08-30 in Cremona, Teatro Concordia (original version) 1872-12-05 in Milan, Teatro dal Verme (revised version)
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| First Publication.
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1873
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| Librettist
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Giuseppe Aglio and Cesare Stradivari
- after Alessandro Manzoni
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| Language
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Italian
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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, orchestra
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