Il pirata (The Pirate) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with an Italian libretto by Felice Romani which was based on a three-act mélodrame from 1826: Bertram, ou le Pirate (Bertram, or The Pirate) by Charles Nodier and Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor). This play was itself based upon a French translation of the five-act verse tragedy Bertram, or The Castle of St. Aldobrand by Charles Maturin which appeared in London in 1816.
| Original Name | Il Pirata |
| Librettist | Felice Romani (Based on Bertram, ou le Pirate by Charles Nodier and Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor) |
| Date of composition | (1828) |
| Premiered | 1827, October 27th (Teatro alla Scala) in Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy |
| Type | Melodrama |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Baritone) - Ernesto, Duke of Caldora Voice (Soprano) - Imogene, his wife Voice (Tenor) - Gualtiero, former Count of Montalto Voice (Soprano) - Itulbo, Gualtiero's lieutenant Voice (Bass) - Goffredo, a hermit, once tutor to Gualtiero Voice (Soprano) - Adele, Imogene's companion Silent Role - A little boy, son to Imogene and Ernesto |
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| Autotranslations beta |
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