The libretto is based on a hugely successful Heimatroman by Wilhelmine von Hillern (1836–1916), Die Geier-Wally (de), Eine Geschichte aus den Tyroler Alpen (The Vulture Wally: A Story from the Tyrolean Alps). Wally, short for Walburga, is a girl with some heroic attributes. The story is based on an episode in the life of Tyrolean painter Anna Stainer-Knittel whom von Hillern met. She gets her "Geier" (vulture) epithet from once stealing a vulture's hatchling from her nest. Von Hillern's piece was originally serialized in Deutsche Rundschau, and was reproduced in English as "A German Peasant Romance", in the Cornhill Magazine in July 1875.
| Librettist | Luigi Illica |
| Premiered | 1892, January 20th (La Scala) in Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy |
| Type | Opera |
| Spoken language | Italian |
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Voice (Soprano)
- Wally
Voice (Bass) - Stromminger, Wally's father Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Afra, innkeeper Voice (Soprano) - Walter, troubadour Voice (Tenor) - Giuseppe Hagenbach Voice (Baritone) - Vincenzo Gellner Chorus/Choir - Tyroleans, shepherds, peasants, hunters, old women, village children. Voice (Bass) - Schnals's herald Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Alfredo Catalani: La Wally Alfredo Catalani: La Wally Alfredo Catalani: La Wally |
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