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Dom Sébastien, Roi de Portugal (Don Sebastian, King of Portugal) is a French grand opera in five acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The libretto was written by Eugène Scribe, based on Paul-Henri Foucher's play Dom Sébastian de Portugal (1838). It premiered on November 13, 1843 at the Paris Opéra.
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Premiere, November 13, 1843 |
| Dom Sébastian, King of Portugal |
tenor |
Gilbert Duprez |
| Dom Antonio, his uncle |
tenor |
Jean-Baptiste Octave |
| Dom Juam de Sylva, Grand Inquisitor |
basso profundo |
Nicholas-Prosper Levasseur |
| Dom Louis, Spanish ambassador |
tenor |
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| Camoëns, soldier and poet |
tenor |
Paul Barroilhet |
| Ben-Selim, governor of Fez |
bass |
Hippolyte Brémont |
| Abayaldos, leader of the Arab tribe |
baritone |
Jean Etienne Massol |
| Zayda, his betrothed |
mezzo-soprano |
Rosina Stoltz |
| Dom Henrique Sandoval, Dom Sébastian's lieutenant |
bass |
Ferdinand Prévost |
Ladies and gentlemen of the Court, Portuguese soldiers and sailors,
Arab soldiers and women, members of the Inquisition |
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