La Gioconda (opera)
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La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1835 play in prose by Victor Hugo.
Cover of the original 1876 libretto
Cast of the fourth version premiere at the Politeama Genovese, 1879. Left to right: Francesco Marconi, Flora Mariani De Angelis, Gialdino Gialdini, Edouard De Reszke, Gustavo Moriami, Maddalena Mariani Masi, Giuditta Celega. Amilcare Ponchielli seated center.
Gioconda's Act II costume (from the original 1876 production) by Alfredo Edel.
Amilcare Ponchielli
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Amilcare Ponchielli was an Italian opera composer, best known for his opera La Gioconda. He was married to the soprano Teresina Brambilla.
Amilcare Ponchielli
Ponchielli's grave at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan, Italy
A statue of Ponchielli in Cremona, Italy