Sémiramis (tragedy)
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Sémiramis is a tragedy in five acts by Voltaire, first performed in 1748 and published in 1749.
Director’s copy for a performance of Sémiramis, Mannheim, around 1749
Semiramide
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Semiramide is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto by Gaetano Rossi is based on Voltaire's tragedy Semiramis, which in turn was based on the legend of Semiramis of Assyria. The oper
Sémiramis (tragedy)
…of a queen murdering her husband uncongenial. Voltaire's text was the basis for the libretto by Gaetano Rossi used by Gioachino Rossini for his opera Semiramide. An English translation of the play was printed in 1760, and adaptations of it were staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1776 and the King's…
Joséphine Fodor as Semiramide for the Paris performance in 1825
Ìnterior of the temple; set design for act 2, scene 4 of Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824