Les vêpres siciliennes (The Sicilian Vespers) is a grand opera in five acts by the Italian romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi set to a French libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier from their work Le duc d'Albe, which was written in 1838. Les vêpres followed immediately after Verdi's three great mid-career masterpieces, Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata of 1850 to 1853 and was first performed at the Paris Opéra on 13 June 1855.
| Original Name | Les vêpres siciliennes |
| Librettist | Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier (Based on their work “Le duc d'Albe") |
| Date of composition | 1855 (1852-1855) |
| Premiered | 1855, June 13th in Paris, France |
| Type | Opera |
| Approx. duration | 190 minutes |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
- Hélène (Elena), sœur de Frédéric d'Autriche (sister of Duke Frederick of Austria)
Voice (Tenor) - Henri (Arrigo), jeune sicilien (a young Sicilian) Voice (Baritone) - Montfort (Guido di Monforte), gouverneur de Sicile, roi de Naples (Governor of Sicily under Charles d'Anjou, King of Naples) Voice (Bass) - Jean de Procida (Giovanni da Procida), médecin sicilien (a Sicilian doctor) Voice (Bass) - De Béthune, officier français (a French officer) Voice (Bass) - Le comte Vaudemont, officier français (a French officer) Voice (Contralto) - Ninetta, suivante d'Hélène (Hélène's maid) Voice (Tenor) - Danieli, jeune sicilien (Hélène's servant) Voice (Tenor) - Thibault (Tebaldo), soldat français (a French soldier) Voice (Bass) - Robert (Roberto), soldat français (a French soldier) Voice (Tenor) - Manfredo, sicilien (a Sicilian, adherent of Procida) Chorus/Choir - Soldats, peuple Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Giuseppe Verdi: The Sicilian Vespers
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| Autotranslations beta |
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