First performance 16 May 1928 Language Italian | Composer Ildebrando Pizzetti | |
Similar Lo straniero, Assassinio nella cattedrale, La campana sommersa, La figlia di Iorio, Il piccolo Marat | ||
Fra Gherardo is an opera in three acts composed by Ildebrando Pizzetti who also wrote the libretto. Set in Parma at the end of the 13th century, the opera's story is based on the life and death of Gherardino Segalello as chronicled by Salimbene of Parma. Pizzetti composed the work, his fifth opera, between 1925 and 1927. The world premiere took place at La Scala, Milan on 16 May 1928 in a performance conducted by Arturo Toscanini with Antonin Trantoul and Florica Cristoforeanu in the leading roles of Fra Gherardo and Mariola.
Fra gherardo act i part 1
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