Luisa Miller

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Luisa Miller is an 1849 three-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play "Kabale und Liebe," and is known for marking a transition toward the composer’s more mature, character-driven style.

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instanceOf opera
basedOn Kabale und Liebe
linked to: "Kabale und Liebe"
basedOnAuthor Friedrich Schiller
catalogueNumber none
composer Giuseppe Verdi
composerNationality Italian
firstPublisher Ricordi
focus character-driven drama
followedByInVerdiOeuvre Stiffelio
genre melodramma tragico
historicalSignificance marks shift from grand political subjects to more intimate domestic drama in Verdi’s output
language Italian
librettist Salvadore Cammarano
marksTransitionTo Verdi’s mature style
notableAria “Quando le sere al placido”
“Tu puniscimi, O Signore”
notableCharacter Count Walter
Luisa
Miller
Rodolfo
Wurm
numberOfActs 3
orchestration romantic Italian opera orchestra
originalTitleLanguage Italian
partOfRepertoire standard operatic repertoire
periodInComposerCareer middle period
precededByInVerdiOeuvre La battaglia di Legnano
premiereCity Naples
premiereDate 1849-12-08
premiereTheatre Teatro San Carlo
linked to: San Carlo Theatre
settingCountry Tyrol
settingTime early 17th century
sourceWorkGenre play
sourceWorkLanguage German
sourceWorkTitleEnglish Intrigue and Love
structure three acts
style Italian Romantic opera
theme betrayal
love
political intrigue
sacrifice
social class conflict
vocalTypeOfCountWalter bass
vocalTypeOfLuisa soprano
vocalTypeOfMiller baritone
vocalTypeOfRodolfo tenor
vocalTypeOfWurm bass

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Giuseppe Verdi notableWork Luisa Miller