Marino Faliero (opera)
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Marino Faliero is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Giovanni Emanuele Bidera wrote the Italian libretto, with revisions by Agostino Ruffini, after Casimir Delavig
Set design for Act II in the original production, which takes place near the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Title page of a libretto, Bologna 1836
Antonio Tamburini, the first Israele
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
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)