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Bianca e Fernando (English: Bianca and Fernando) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini.
There are two versions of this opera: the first, entitled Bianca e Gernando (1826) has a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni, after Bianca e Fernando alla tomba di Carlo IV, duca di Agrigento (Bianca and Ferdinand at the Tomb of Charles IV, Duke of Agrigento) by Carlo Roti. This version had its first performance at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, on 30 May 1826.
The second version, Bianca e Fernando (1828) has a modified libretto by Felice Romani, who was to become Bellini's collaborator on seven of his operas.
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The first performance of Bianca e Fernando took place on the occasion of the opening of the new Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa on 7 April 1828. The opera is rarely, if ever, performed today.
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, April 7, 1828 (Conductor: - ) |
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| Bianca | soprano | Adelaide Tosi |
| Fernando | tenor | Giovanni David |
| Carlo, Duke d'Agrigento, father of Bianco and Fernando |
bass | Giuseppe Rossi |
| Filippo | bass (modern-day baritone) | Antonio Tamburini |
| Clemente | bass | Agostino Rovere |
| Viscardo | mezzo-soprano | Elisabetta Coda |
| Uggero | tenor | Antonio Crippa |
| Eloisa | mezzo-soprano | Marietta Riva |
| Year | Cast (Bianca, Fernando, Filippo, Carlo) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[1] |
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| 1976 | Yasuko Hayashi, Antonio Savastano, Mario Macchi, Mario Macchi |
Gabriele Ferro, RAI Turin Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 1419 |
| 1991 | Young Ok Shin, Gregory Kunde, Haijing Fu, Aurio Tomicich |
Andrea Licata, Teatro Massimo Bellini, Orchestra and Chorus, Catania |
Audio CD: Live Opera Unnumbered DVD: House of Opera, |