Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra (Italian pronunciation: [elizaˈbɛtta reˈdʒiːna diŋɡilˈtɛrra]; Elizabeth, Queen of England) is a dramma per musica or opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Giovanni Schmidt, from the play Il paggio di Leicester (Leicester's Page) by Carlo Federici, which itself "was derived from a novel The Recess (1785) by Sophia Lee."
| Original Name | Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra |
| Librettist | Giovanni Schmidt (Based on Il paggio di Leicester by Carlo Federici) |
| Premiered | 1815, October 4th (Teatro San Carlo) in Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy |
| Type | Opera |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Soprano) - Elisabetta (Elizabeth I of England) Voice (Tenor) - The Earl of Leicester, Commander of the army Voice (Soprano) - Matilda, secretly married to Leicester Voice (Contralto) - Enrico, Matilda's brother Voice (Tenor) - The Duke of Norfolk Voice (Tenor) - Guglielmo, Captain of the Royal Guard |
| Autotranslations beta |
Gioachino Rossini: Elizabeth, Queen of England Gioachino Rossini: Elizabeth, Queen of England Gioachino Rossini: Elizabeth, Queen of England |