Elisa e Claudio
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Elisa e Claudio, ossia L'amore protetto dall'amicizia is a two-act melodramma semiseria by the 19th century Italian composer Saverio Mercadante from a libretto by Luigi Romanelli based on the play, Ro
Saverio Mercadante
Set design by Alessandro Sanquirico for the first performance of Elisa e Claudio at La Scala in Milan, 1821
Luigi Lablache
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Luigi Lablache was an Italian opera singer of French and Irish ancestry. He was most noted for his comic performances, possessing a powerful and agile bass voice, a wide range, and adroit acting skill
Elisa e Claudio
…Teresa Belloc-Giorgi Claudio, son of Conte Arnoldo tenor Domenico Donzelli Carlotta, Elisa's friend soprano Margherita Schira Il Conte Arnoldo bass Luigi Lablache Il Marchese Tricotazio baritone Nicola De Grecis Silvia, his daughter mezzo-soprano Carolina Sivelli Celso, his servant, an old friend of Claudio tenor…
Portrait of Luigi Lablache by Josef Kriehuber (1827)
Giulia Grisi as Elvira and Luigi Lablache as Sir Giorgio in Bellini's I puritani at The King's Theatre in London, 1835
Portrait of Luigi Lablache, by François Bouchot (1831)