Maria de Rudenz

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Maria de Rudenz is a dramma tragico, or tragic opera, in three parts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Salvatore Cammarano. It premiered at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice on January 30, 1838.

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Premiere, January 30, 1838
Maria de Rudenz soprano Carolina Ungher
Matilde di Wolf, her cousin soprano Isabella Casali
Corrado Waldorf baritone Giorgio Ronconi
Enrico, his brother tenor Napoleone Moriani
Rambaldo, old relative of the Rudenz house bass Domenico Raffaeli
The Chancellor of Rudenz tenor Alessandro Giacchini
Knights, squires, and vassals of the Rudenz house

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[edit] Recordings

(1997, London). Nelly Miricioiu, Robert McFarland, Bruce Ford, Matthew Hargreaves, Regina Nathan, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra cond. David Parry. Opera Rara. ORC16