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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Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, January 30, 1838 (Conductor: - ) |
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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] Selected recordings
(1997, London). Nelly Miricioiu, Robert McFarland, Bruce Ford, Matthew Hargreaves, Regina Nathan, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra cond. David Parry. Opera Rara. ORC16