Edoardo Vera

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Edoardo Vera (1821–1889) was an Italian opera composer.[1][2][3]

Works[]

Operas[]

  • Anelda da Messina
  • Valeria: lyric tragedy in four acts to a libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni – 1869
  • Adriana Lecouvreur e la duchessa di Bouillon: (on the same subject as Adriana Lecouvreur) lyric drama in 4 acts to a libretto by – 1856[4]

Songs[]

  • "L'ombre"
  • "La tradita"
  • "Mescetimi il vin"

References[]

  1. ^ Trevelyan, Raleigh (2012). Princes Under the Volcano: Two Hundred Years of a British Dynasty in Sicily. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571288915. OCLC 985906942. As for Edoardo Vera, the composer, famed for his wit and repartee, he would say that he only held three persons sacred: the rightful Queen of Italy, his sister and .
  2. ^ A guide to the autograph letters, manuscripts British museum dept. of MSS. – 1878 "Letter to Niccolo Vaccai, censor of the " Conservatoria " of Milan, recommending Edoardo Vera, the composer; dated Paris, 15th June, 1843. Italian. Holograph. Purchased in 1875. "
  3. ^ Memories – Volume 1 – Page 195 Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford Baron Redesdale 1916 "In his last years, when he had retired from the stage, had lost his fortune, and was custode of a museum, Queen Margherita was extremely anxious to hear him sing, and commissioned Edoardo Vera, her music master, to try and get him to do ..."
  4. ^ The Grove Book of Operas – Page 2 Stanley Sadie, Laura Macy – 2006 "Cilea chose the subject for its mixture of comedy and tragedy, its 18th-century ambience, the loving intensity of its protagonist and the moving final act; three other operas use the story of Adrienne Lecouvreur (by Edoardo Vera, ..."


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