Stiffelio
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Stiffelio is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. The origin of this was the novel Le pasteur d’hommes, by Émile Souvestre, which was published
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Lars Cleveman as Stiffelio and Lena Nordin [sv] as Lina, Royal Swedish Opera 2011
Baritone Filippo Colini sang Stankar
Original poster for Stiffelio, 1850
Verdi around 1850
La traviata
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La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux camélias, a play by Alexandre Dumas fils, which he adapted from
Stiffelio
…interest. [....] Stiffelio had the attraction of being a problem play with a core of moral sensibility; the same attraction, in fact, that led Verdi to La traviata a little later." As Stiffelio moved towards completion, Ricordi decided that it should be performed in Trieste. As the premiere approached, both…
Francesco Maria Piave, librettist of the opera
Poster for the world premiere
Felice Varesi, the first Germont père (Litho: Josef Kriehuber)