Aroldo

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Aroldo is a lesser-known opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, adapted from his earlier work Stiffelio and set in medieval England and Scotland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aroldo canonical 3
Lotario 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
adaptedFrom Stiffelio
basedOn Stiffelio
characterInOpera Aroldo
Briano
Egberto
Godvino
Mina
composer Giuseppe Verdi
countryOfOrigin Italy
era Romantic opera
firstPerformanceCity Rimini
genre opera
language Italian
librettist Francesco Maria Piave
notableFeature reworking of the plot and setting of Stiffelio
set in medieval Britain instead of a contemporary Protestant milieu
numberOfActs 4
originalWorkRevised Stiffelio
partOf Giuseppe Verdi operatic repertoire
premiereDate 1857-08-16
premierePlace Teatro Nuovo, Rimini
publisher Casa Ricordi
reasonForAdaptation censorship concerns about Stiffelio
relativePopularity lesser-known Verdi opera
settingLocation England
Scotland
settingPeriod Middle Ages
structure four-act opera
subgenre dramma lirico
timeOfComposition 1850s

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Giuseppe Verdi notableWork Aroldo
Nicola Francesco Haym wroteLibrettoFor Lotario
linked to: Aroldo
Stiffelio laterReworkedAs Aroldo
Aroldo characterInOpera Aroldo