Aroldo (Italian pronunciation: [aˈrɔldo]) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on and adapted from their earlier 1850 collaboration, Stiffelio. The first performance was given in the Teatro Nuovo Comunale in Rimini on 16 August 1857.
| Librettist | Francesco Maria Piave (based on Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Harold: the Last of the Saxon Kings and Walter Scott's The Betrothed) |
| Date of composition | 1857 (1856-1857) |
| Premiered | 1857, August 16th in Rimini, Province of Rimini, Italy |
| First published | 1857, Ricordi in Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy |
| Type | Opera |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Tenor) - Aroldo, a Saxon Knight Voice (Soprano) - Mina, his wife Voice (Baritone) - Egberto, Mina's father Voice (Tenor) - Godvino, an adventurer, guest of Egberto Voice (Bass) - Briano, a pious hermit Voice (Tenor) - Enrico, Mina's cousin Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Elena, Mina's cousin |
| Autotranslations beta |
Giuseppe Verdi: Aroldo Giuseppe Verdi: Aroldo Giuseppe Verdi: Aroldo |