Zaira

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Zaira is an 1829 opera in two acts by Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini, known for its bel canto style and dramatic vocal writing.

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Zaira canonical 1
Zaira (title role) 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
actCount two acts ⓘ
basedOn Voltaire’s tragedy "Zaïre" ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Voltaire ⓘ
belongsToMusicalEra early Romantic period ⓘ
catalogueStatus early opera by Bellini ⓘ
composer Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
composerBirthplace Catania ⓘ
composerNationality Italian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
dramaticType tragedy ⓘ
genre bel canto opera ⓘ
hasCharacter Lusignano ⓘ
Nerestano ⓘ
Orosmane ⓘ
Zaira (title role) ⓘ
linked to: Zaira
hasComposer Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
hasComposerStyle expressive vocal writing ⓘ
long melodic lines ⓘ
hasLibrettoLanguage Italian ⓘ
hasTitleRoleVoiceType soprano ⓘ
historicalReputation one of Bellini’s less frequently performed operas ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Felice Romani ⓘ
musicalForm opera in two acts ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic vocal writing ⓘ
numberOfActs 2 ⓘ
orchestration orchestra and voices ⓘ
originalAudience Italian opera-going public of the 1820s ⓘ
partOf Vincenzo Bellini’s operatic output ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
premiereDate 1829-05-16 ⓘ
premieredInCentury 19th century ⓘ
premiereLocation Parma ⓘ
premiereTheatre Teatro Ducale, Parma ⓘ
linked to: Nuovo Teatro Ducale
premiereYear 1829 ⓘ
relatedWork "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" by Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
"La straniera" by Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
settingLocation Palestine ⓘ
settingPeriod time of the Crusades ⓘ
structure recitatives, arias, ensembles, and choruses ⓘ
style bel canto ⓘ
subjectMatter cultural clash between Christians and Muslims ⓘ
love and religious conflict ⓘ
vocalStyle coloratura writing ⓘ
lyrical cantilena ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zaira → hasCharacter → Zaira (title role) ⓘ
linked to: Zaira