Stiffelio

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Stiffelio is an 1850 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, notable for its unconventional story of a Protestant minister confronting adultery and forgiveness.

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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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Giuseppe Verdi notableWork Stiffelio