Il pirata

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Il pirata is an 1827 Italian bel canto opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, known for its dramatic intensity and demanding vocal writing.

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Il pirata canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bel canto opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
basedOn Bertram, ou le Pirate ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Charles Nodier ⓘ
Henri de Latouche NERFINISHED ⓘ
Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor ⓘ
catalogueNumber Bellini opera 3 ⓘ
composer Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity Milan ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia ⓘ
firstPerformanceTheatre Teatro alla Scala ⓘ
linked to: La Scala
genre opera seria ⓘ
romantic opera ⓘ
historicalSignificance early success that established Bellini’s reputation ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Felice Romani ⓘ
movement Italian Romantic opera ⓘ
notableAria Col sorriso d’innocenza ⓘ
Nel furor delle tempeste ⓘ
Oh! s’io potessi dissipar le nubi ⓘ
notableCharacteristic demanding vocal writing ⓘ
dramatic intensity ⓘ
notableEnsemble Finale of Act 2 ⓘ
numberOfActs 2 ⓘ
orchestration orchestra and voices ⓘ
originalCastRole Ernesto ⓘ
Gualtiero ⓘ
Imogene ⓘ
originalLanguage Italian ⓘ
period early Romantic era ⓘ
premiereDate 1827-10-27 ⓘ
premierePlace Teatro alla Scala, Milan ⓘ
linked to: La Scala
settingLocation Sicily ⓘ
settingPeriod 13th century ⓘ
structure two acts ⓘ
style bel canto ⓘ
subjectMatter betrayal ⓘ
love ⓘ
madness ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
titleTranslation The Pirate ⓘ
vocalStyle coloratura ⓘ
lyric ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1827 ⓘ

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Vincenzo Bellini → notableWork → Il pirata ⓘ
Bianca e Fernando → followedBy → Il pirata ⓘ