Name: La battaglia di Legnano
Start: 2012-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2012-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro Verdi

Organization

Singer

Bass

Enrico Giuseppe Iori

Federico Barbarossa

Francesco Musinu

1. Consul of Milan

Federico Benetti

2. Consul of Milan

Gabriele Sagona

Mayor of Como

Baritone

Leonardo López Linares ​

Rolando

Giorgio Caoduro

Soprano

Dimitra Theodossiou

Lida

Sara Galli

Tenor

Andrew Richards

Arrigo

Renzo Zulian

Giovanni Guagliardo

Marcowaldo

Mezzo-soprano

Sharon Pierfederici

Imelda

Alessandro De Angelis

Un araldo

Nicola Pascoli

Uno scudiero di Arrigo

Conductor

Boris Brott

Stage director

Ruggero Cappuccio

Costume designer

Carlo Savi

Set designer

Teatro Verdi di Trieste

La battaglia di Legnano -  (The Battle of Legnano)

Trieste

Italy

Teatro Verdi

1848 is the year of riots, uprisings and revolutions in many European countries. Verdi finished his opera "Il Corsaro" in France and returned to Milan. Here, as in Parma and Modena, the ruling Austrians are driven out of the city; Venice even proclaims itself an independent republic. The goal now is national self-determination and unity in Italy.
Verdi is an ardent supporter of the patriotic idea and is looking for suitable material for a patriotic opera that deals with the theme of "Risorgimento", the national unification of Italy, and convinces the audience of the necessity of this movement. With his librettist Salvadore Cammarano, Verdi edited the play "La battaille de Toulouse" by Joseph Méry and moved the action from France to Italy: The background is now the war of the Lombard League, a northern Italian league of cities in the Middle Ages, against Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, who died with the Confederate victory ended at the Battle of Legnano in 1176.
The four acts of the opera bear titles that refer to action:

La battaglia di Legnano Verdi

The Battle of Legnano

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Contralto

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

The Battle of Legnano by Verdi, Wed 29 Feb 2012, From (2012/2012), Directed by Ruggero Cappuccio,, Conductor Boris Brott, Teatro Verdi, Trieste, Italy

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Further reading

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