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Sinfonia [by M° Verdi]
in D major, for orchestra |
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1833 |
"Io la vidi"
operatic scene for tenor and orchestra text by Calisto Bassi |
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1836 |
Tantum ergo
for tenor and orchestra |
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1837 |
Messa di Gloria
First performance Chiesa arcipretale - Croce Santo Spirito (Pc), October 8, 1837 |
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1838 |
Sei romanze
"Non t'accostare all'urna"
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Jacopo Vittorelli
"More, Elisa, lo stanco poeta"
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Tommaso Bianchi
"In solitaria stanza"
for voice and pianoforte
text by Jacopo Vittorelli
"Nell'orror di notte oscura"
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Carlo Angiolini
"Perduta ho la pace"
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Wolfgang Goethe, trans. by Luigi Balestra
"Deh, pietosa, oh addolorata"
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Wolfgang Goethe, trans. by Luigi Balestra |
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1839 |
Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio
opera in 2 acts
Libretto by Antonio Piazza
revised by Temistocle Solera
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, November 17, 1839 |
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1839 |
L'esule
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Temistocle Solera |
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26 |
1839 |
La seduzione
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Luigi Balestra |
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26 |
1839 |
Nocturne
"Guarda che bianca luna!"
for soprano, tenor, bass and obbligato flute
text by Jacopo Vittorelli |
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1840 |
Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao)
comic opera in 2 acts
from the farse Le Faux Stanislas
by Alexandre-Vincent Pineux-Duval
Libretto by Felice Romani
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, September 5, 1840 |
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1842 |
"Chi i bei dì m'adduce ancora"
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Wolfgang Goethe, trans. by Luigi Balestra |
Description of Opera
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 Nabucco_1.mp3 (2.4 Mb)
Nabucco_2.mp3 (3.4Mb)
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1842 |
Nabucodonosor
(the title was abbreviated to Nabucco after the first performance)
opera in 4 parts
Libretto by Temistocle Solera
First performance - Scala Theatre - Milan, March 9, 1842 |
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Lombardi.mp3 (1.93 Mb)
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1843 |
I Lombardi alla prima crociata
opera in 4 acts
from the poem of the same name
by Tommaso Grossi
Libretto by Temistocle Solera
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 11, 1843
(2nd version, see Jérusalem) |
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30 |
1843 |
"Cupo è il sepolcro e mutolo"
song for voice and pianoforte |
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30 |
1843 |
"È la vita un mar d'affanni"
for voce and harpsichord |
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31 |
1844 |
"Era bella, ancor più bella"
for voice and harpsichord |
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31 |
1844 |
Ernani
opera in 4 acts
from the play Hernani by Victor Hugo
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 9, 1844
(also given with the titles: Il proscritto, Elvira d'Aragona, Il corsaro di Venezia) |
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1844 |
I due Foscari
tragic opera in 3 acts
from the tragedy The two Foscari by George Byron
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Argentina Theatre - Rome, November 3, 1844 |
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1845 |
Giovanna d'Arco
opera in a prologue and 3 acts
from the play Die Jungfrau von Orléans by Friedrich Schiller
Libretto by Temistocle Solera
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 15, 1845
(also given with the title: Orietta di Lesbo) |
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1845 |
Alzira
tragic opera in a prologue and 2 acts
from the tragedy Alzire, ou Les Américains by Voltaire
Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
First performance San Carlo Theatre - Naples, August 12, 1845 |
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1845 |
"Amo l'ora del giorno che muore"
for voice and pianoforte |
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32 |
1845 |
Six Romanzas
Il tramonto
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Andrea Maffei
La zingara
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Manfredo Maggioni
Ad una stella
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Andrea Maffei
Lo spazzacamino
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Andrea Maffei
Il mistero
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Felice Romani
Brindisi
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Andrea Maffei |
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1846 |
Attila
opera in a prologue and 3 acts
from the tragedy Attila, König der Hunnen by Zacharias Werner
Libretto by Temistocle Solera
The libretto was completed by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 17, 1846
(also given with the title: Gli Unni e i Romani) |
Description of Opera
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Macbeth.mp3 (1.94 Mb)
Macbeth_2.mp3 (2.33 Mb) |
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1847 |
Macbeth
opera in 4 acts
from the tragedy by William Shakespeare Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
(with some modifications by Andrea Maffei)
First performance Pergola Theatre - Florence, March 14, 1847
(also given with the title: Sivardo il Sassone) (2nd version in French, Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, April 21, 1865) |
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1847 |
I masnadieri
opera in 4 parts
from the tragedy Die Räuber by Friedrich Schiller Libretto by Andrea Maffei
First performance Her Majesty's Theatre - London, July 22, 1847 |
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1847 |
Jérusalem
remake of I Lombardi alla prima crociata Libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Väez First performance Académie Royale de Musique - Paris, November 26, 1847 |
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1847 |
Il poveretto
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Manfredo Maggioni |
Description of Opera
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Corsaro.mp3 (2.08 Mb)
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1848 |
Il corsaro
tragic opera in 3 acts
from the poem The corsair by George Byron Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Teatro Grande - Trieste, October 25, 1848 |
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1848 |
Popular hymn "Suona la tromba"
for three-part male chorus and pianoforte (or orchestra)
text by Goffredo Mameli |
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35 |
1848 |
La patria
national anthem to Ferdinando II
text by Michele Cucciniello |
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Battaglia_Legnano.mp3 (2.45 Mb)
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1849 |
La battaglia di Legnano
tragic opera in 4 acts
from La bataille de Toulouse by Joseph Méry Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
First performance Argentina Theatre - Rome, January 27, 1849 |
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36 |
1849 |
Luisa Miller
tragic opera in 3 acts
from the play Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich Schiller
Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
First performance San Carlo Theatre - Naples, December 8, 1849 |
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1849 |
L'abandonnée
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Marie and Léon Escudier |
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1850 |
Stiffelio
opera [in three acts]
from the play Le Pasteur ou L'Evangile et le foyer by Emile Souvestre and Eugène Bourgeois
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Teatro Grande - Trieste, November 16, 1850
(also given with the title: Guglielmo Wellingrode) |
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37 |
1850 |
Berceuse "Fiorellin che sorge appena"
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Francesco Maria Piave |
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1851 |
Rigoletto
opera in 3 acts
from the play Le Roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 11, 1851
(also given with the titles: Viscardello, Clara di Perth, Lionello) |
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1853 |
Il trovatore
drama in 4 parts
from the play El trovador by Antonio-García Gutiérrez
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
The libretto was completed by Leone Emanuele Bardare
First performance Apollo Theatre - Rome, January 19, 1853 |
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Traviata.mp3 (1.46 Mb)
Traviata_2.mp3 (1.79 Mb)
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1853 |
La traviata
opera in 3 acts
from the novel La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 6, 1853 |
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1853 |
Fiorara
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Buvoli |
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Vespri_Siciliani.mp3 (2.07 Mb)
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1855 |
Les Vêpres siciliennes
opera in 5 acts
Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier
from Il duca d'Alba by Eugène Scribe
(for Gaetano Donizetti)
First performance Académie Impériale de Musique - Paris, June 13, 1855 |
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Vespri_Siciliani.mp3 (2.07 Mb)
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1855 |
Giovanna de Guzman
first title of the Italian version of Les Vêpres siciliennes
opera in 5 acts
translation by Arnaldo Fusinato
First performance Ducale Theatre - Parma, December 26, 1855
(also given with the titles: Giovanna di Sicilia and Batilde di Turenna) |
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1856 |
I Vespri siciliani
definitive title of the Italian version of Les Vêpres siciliennes
with translation by Eugenio Caimi opera in 5 acts
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 4, 1856 |
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1857 |
Simon Boccanegra
opera in a prologue and 3 acts
from the play Simón Bocanegra by Antonio-García Gutiérrez
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
(with interventions by Giuseppe Montanelli)
First performance La Fenice Theatre - Venice, March 12, 1857
(2nd version Milan, Scala Theatre, March 24, 1881) |
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1857 |
Aroldo
remake of Stiffelio
opera in 4 acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Teatro Nuovo - Rimini, August 16, 1857 |
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1858 |
La preghiera del poeta
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Nicola Sole |
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45 |
1858 |
"Sgombra, o gentil, dall'ansia mente"
for voice and pianoforte
text by Alessandro Manzoni |
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46 |
[1859] |
Waltz in F major
for pianoforte |
Description of Opera
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Ballo_Maschera.mp3 (2.48 Mb)
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1859 |
Un ballo in maschera
opera in 3 acts
from the historical drama Gustave III ou Le Bal masqué by Eugène Scribe
Libretto by Antonio Somma
First performance Apollo Theatre - Rome, February 17, 1859 |
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Forza_Destino.mp3 (2.64 Mb)
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1862 |
La forza del destino
opera in 4 acts
from the play Don Álvaro o La fuerza del sino by Ángel Perez de Saavedra, duque de Rivas Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance Imperial Theatre - St. Petersburg, November 10, 1862
(also given with the title: Don Alvaro)(2nd version, Milan, Scala Theatre, February 27, 1869) |
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1862 |
Inno delle nazioni
for solo, chorus and orchestra
text by Arrigo Boito
First performance Her Majesty's Theatre - London, May 24, 1862 |
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1863 |
Il Brigidino
song for voice and pianoforte
text by Francesco Dall'Ongaro |
Description of Opera
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Macbeth.mp3 (1.94 Mb)
Macbeth_2.mp3 (2.33 Mb) |
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1865 |
Macbeth (2nd version in French)
opera in 4 acts trans.
Charles Nuitter and Alexandre Beaumont
First performance Théâtre Lyrique - Paris, April 21, 1865 |
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52 |
1865 |
Romanza senza parole
for pianoforte |
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1867 |
Don Carlos
grand opéra in 5 acts
from the tragic poem Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien by Friedrich Schiller
Libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle First performance Académie Impériale de Musique - Paris, March 11, 1867
(version in 4 acts, Milan, Scala Theatre, January 10, 1884) |
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1868/9 |
Libera me, Domine
for soprano, chorus and orchestra
(for the Mass for Rossini, collective work planned by Verdi and composed in collaboration with 12 other musicians) |
Description of Opera
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Forza_Destino.mp3 (2.64 Mb)
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1869 |
La forza del destino (2nd version)
opera in 4 acts second version revised
(with text added by Antonio Ghislanzoni)
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 27, 1869 |
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56 |
1869 |
Stornello
song for voice and pianoforte
anonymous |
Description of Opera
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Aida.mp3 (2.27 Mb)
Aida_2.mp3 (2.74 Mb)
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1871 |
Aida
opera in 4 acts
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
taken from a subject by Auguste Mariette
First performance Opera Theatre - Cairo, December 24, 1871
First Italian performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 8, 1872 |
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1873 |
Quartet in E minor
for strings
First performance, Naples, April 1, 1873 |
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61 |
1874 |
Messa da requiem
for soloists, chorus and orchestra
First performance San Marco Church - Milan, May 22, 1874 |
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67 |
1880 |
Pater noster
text taken from Dante
for 5-voice a cappella choir
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, 18 April 1880 |
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67 |
1880 |
Ave Maria
for soprano and strings
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, April 18, 1880 |
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1881 |
Simon Boccanegra (2nd version)
Second version revised with additions and modifications by Arrigo Boito
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, March 24, 1881 |
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1884 |
Don Carlo
revised version in 4 acts
revision of French text by Camille du Locle
Italian translation by Angelo Zanardini based on the original version by Achille De Lauzières
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, January 10, 1884 |
Description of Opera
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Otello.mp3 (1.87 Mb)
Otello_2.mp3 (2.48 Mb)
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1887 |
Otello
opera in 4 acts
from the tragedy Othello, or the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 5, 1887 |
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1889 |
Ave Maria
for 4-voice choir |
Description of Opera
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Falstaff.mp3 (2.66 Mb)
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1893 |
Falstaff
opera in 3 acts
from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
First performance Scala Theatre - Milan, February 9, 1893 |
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1894 |
Pietà, Signor
for voice and pianoforte
text by Arrigo Boito (paraphrase of Agnus Dei) |
Description of Opera
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1898 |
Three sacred pieces
Stabat Mater (1897) for 4-voice choir and orchestra
text by Jacopone da Todi
Laudi alla Vergine Maria (1886)
for choir of sopranos and contraltos, a cappella
text from the XXXIII Canto del Paradiso by Dante
Te Deum (1895)
for double chorus and orchestra
First performance Théâtre de l'Opéra - Paris, April 7, 1898
In later performances the Ave Maria (1889) was added and the title became Four Sacred Pieces |
