Semiramide

Semiramide is an Italian opera written by Gioachino Rossini. It has two acts. It was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, on February 3, 1823, libretto by Gaetano Rossi. This was after Voltaire's Semiramis. This opera was successful from the start and is still performed today.

Principal roles

• Semiramide - soprano
• Arsace - mezzo-soprano
• Assur - bass
• Idreno - tenor
• Oroe - bass
• Azema - soprano

Semiramide Media

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  Interior of the Temple of Baal, Babylon (act 1, scene 1); set design by Alessandro Sanquirico for Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824

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  Entrance hall of the palace (act 1, scene 8); set design for Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824

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  Set design for act 1, scene 13 of Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824

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  Ìnterior of the temple; set design for act 2, scene 4 of Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824

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  Adjacent to Nino's tomb. Set design by Alessandro Sanquirico for Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824

Sources

• The Complete Dictionnary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, Vikings Books, 1989.