The original version of this opera was presented as Bianca e Gernando and was set to a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni, based on Bianca e Fernando alla tomba di Carlo IV, duca di Agrigento (Bianca and Ferdinand at the Tomb of Charles IV, Duke of Agrigento), a play by Carlo Roti which is set in Sicily. In 1826, use of the name Fernando in the title was forbidden because Ferdinando was the name of the heir to the throne, and no form of it could be used on a royal stage.
| Original Name | Bianca e Fernando |
| Librettist | Felice Romani, providing revisions from the original by Domenico Gilardoni (Based on Carlo Roti's play Bianca e Fernando alla tomba di Carlo IV, duca di Agrigento) |
| Date of composition | 1828 (1826-1828) |
| Premiered | 1828, April 7th (Teatro Carlo Felice) in Genoa, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy |
| Type | Melodrama |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Soprano) - Bianca Voice (Tenor) - Fernando Voice (Bass) - Carlo, Duke d'Agrigento, father of Bianco and Fernando Voice (Baritone) - Filippo Voice (Bass) - Clemente Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Viscardo Voice (Tenor) - Uggero Voice (Tenor) - Eloisa |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Vincenzo Bellini: Bianca and Fernando Vincenzo Bellini: Bianca and Fernando Vincenzo Bellini: Bianca and Fernando |