Stiffelio
E581050
Stiffelio is an 1850 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, notable for its unconventional story of a Protestant minister confronting adultery and forgiveness.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Le pasteur, ou L’évangile et le foyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Eugène Bourgeois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Émile Souvestre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Verdi opera no. 16 (approximate chronological position) ⓘ |
| censorshipHistory | subject to censorship in 19th-century Italy ⓘ |
| character |
Jorg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lina NERFINISHED ⓘ Raffaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Stankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionDecade | 1850s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus | conflict between personal honor and Christian forgiveness ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1850-11-16 ⓘ |
| genre | opera in three acts ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| laterReworkedAs | Aroldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettist | Francesco Maria Piave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Stiffelio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | Protestant minister ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on adultery and forgiveness within a religious context
ⓘ
unconventional treatment of a Protestant minister as protagonist ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Ricordi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Verdi’s middle period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput |
follows Luisa Miller
ⓘ
precedes Rigoletto ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Trieste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Teatro Grande, Trieste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereType | world premiere ⓘ |
| rediscovery | 20th century revival after period of neglect ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| structure | three-act structure ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
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