Tancredi

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Tancredi is an 1813 opera seria by Gioachino Rossini that helped establish his early fame and is noted for its bel canto style and dramatic intensity.

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Tancredi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera seria
acts 2
basedOn Tancrède NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Voltaire NERFINISHED
catalogueNumber no standard opus number (Rossini opera)
composer Gioachino Rossini NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
era bel canto era
firstCityOfPerformance Venice NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCountry Italy NERFINISHED
firstTheatreOfPerformance Teatro La Fenice NERFINISHED
genre opera seria
hasAlternativeEnding happy ending version
tragic ending version
helpedEstablish early fame of Gioachino Rossini
historicalSource medieval tales of Tancred
language Italian
librettoLanguage Italian
musicalForm number opera
notableAria Di tanti palpiti NERFINISHED
notedFor bel canto style
dramatic intensity
originalLibrettist Gaetano Rossi NERFINISHED
overture orchestral
period early Romantic opera
premiereDate 1813-02-06
premiereLocation Teatro La Fenice, Venice NERFINISHED
premiereYear 1813
principalCharacter Amenaide NERFINISHED
Argirio NERFINISHED
Isaura NERFINISHED
Orbazzano NERFINISHED
Roggiero NERFINISHED
Tancredi NERFINISHED
setting Syracuse NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
significance early major success for Rossini
structure two-act opera
style bel canto
subjectMatter honor
love
misunderstanding
war
vocalTypeOfAmenaide soprano
vocalTypeOfTancredi mezzo-soprano (trouser role)

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Gioachino Rossini notableWork Tancredi
Sara Tancredi hasLastName Tancredi