Aureliano in Palmira is an operatic dramma serio in two acts written by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto in which the librettist was credited only by the initials "G. F. R." The libretto has generally been attributed to Giuseppe Felice Romani, but sometimes to the otherwise unknown Gian Francesco Romanelli. It has been suggested that the latter name may have resulted from a confusion of Romani with Luigi Romanelli, La Scala's house poet prior to Romani's appointment to the post.
Librettist | G.F.R |
Date of composition | 1813 (1812-1813) |
Premiered | 1813, December 26th (La Scala) in Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy |
Type | Opera |
Spoken language | Italian |
Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
- Mixed Chorus ;
Orchestra Voice (Tenor) - Aureliano, Emperor of Rome Voice (Soprano) - Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, Arsace's lover Voice (Castrato) - Alto ; Arsace, Prince of Persia Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Publia, Valeriano's daughter, secretly in love with Arsace Voice (Tenor) - Oraspe, Palmyran army general Voice (Bass) - Licinio, a tribune Voice (Bass) - Il Gran Sacerdote (High Priest) |
Autotranslations beta |
Gioachino Rossini: Aureliano in Palmira Gioachino Rossini: Aureliano in Palmira Gioachino Rossini: Aureliano in Palmira |