I vespri siciliani

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I vespri siciliani is a grand opera in five acts by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in 1855 and set against the backdrop of the 13th-century Sicilian uprising against French rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grand opera
opera in five acts
adaptedInto Italian-language version
associatedComposer Giuseppe Verdi
associatedMovement Risorgimento-era Italian opera tradition
basedOn Sicilian Vespers
catalogueNumber Verdi’s 20th opera
commissionedFor Paris Opéra
linked to: Paris Opera
composer Giuseppe Verdi
firstPerformanceDate 1855-06-13
firstPerformancePlace Paris, France
linked to: Paris
firstPerformanceTheatre Paris Opéra
linked to: Paris Opera
genre French grand opera
hasActCount 5
hasBallet integrated ballet sequence
historicalBackground Sicilian uprising against French rule in 1282
historicalEventDepicted Sicilian Vespers of 1282
language French
librettist Charles Duveyrier
Eugène Scribe
mainCharacter Arrigo
Guy de Montfort
Hélène
linked to: Helene

Procida
notableAria Arrigo! Ah parli a un core
Mercé, dilette amiche
O tu Palermo
notableBallet Ballet of the Four Seasons
notableRecording multiple studio and live recordings in the 20th century
operaType tragic opera
originalLibrettoLanguage French
originalTitle Les vêpres siciliennes
originalVersionPremiereTitle Les vêpres siciliennes
partOf Verdi operatic repertoire
periodOfComposition early 1850s
premiereCity Paris
premiereCountry France
premiereVenueType opera house
revisedItalianVersionTitle I vespri siciliani
revisedLanguage Italian
settingPlace Sicily
settingTime 13th century
structure five acts
theme conflict between love and duty
national liberation
revenge

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Giuseppe Verdi notableWork I vespri siciliani
Les vêpres siciliennes hasVersion I vespri siciliani (Italian version)
linked to: I vespri siciliani