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Il pirata (The Pirate) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani from a French translation of the tragic play Bertram, or The Castle of St Aldobrando by Rev. R.C. Maturin. It premiered at La Scala on October 27, 1827.
Roles
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Premiere, October 27, 1827 |
| Ernesto, Duke of Caldora |
baritone |
Antonio Tamburini |
| Imogene, his wife |
soprano |
Henriette Méric-Lalande |
| Gualtiero, former Count of Montalto |
tenor |
Giovanni Rubini |
| Itulbo, Gualtiero's lieutenant |
tenor |
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| Goffredo, a hermit, once tutor to Gualtiero |
bass |
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| Adele, Imogene's companion |
soprano |
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| A little boy, son to Imogene and Ernesto |
silent |
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| Fishermen and women, pirates, knights, ladies |
Synopsis
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