Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra, (Elizabeth, Queen of England) is a dramma per musica or opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Giovanni Schmidt, from the play The Page of Leicester by Carlo Federici. It had its debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on 4 October 1815. Rossini took melodies from other operas to compose Elisabetta. The overture, first written for Aureliano in Palmira, is famous as the overture to The Barber of S...
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Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra
Composition
Composer
Gioacchino Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868) was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. His best known works include Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), La Cenerentola, La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) and Guillaume...