Bravo, Il; ossia La veneziana [The Assassin, or the Venetian Woman]
Classification added January 26, 2018Premiered March 9, 1839
Milan, Italy. Teatro alla Scala
Composer:
Saverio Mercadante
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Gaetano Rossi and Marco Marcello
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Notes:
Based on the play La Vénitienne by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois, which was based on the 1831 novel The Bravo by James Fenimore Cooper
Time Period:
16th Century
Place:
Venice
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Violetta | Soprano | L |
| Teodora | Soprano | L |
| Carlo (Il Bravo) | Tenor | L |
| Pisani | Tenor | L |
| Michelina | Soprano | F |
| Foscari | Baritone | F |
| Capello | Tenor | S |
| Marco | Bass | S |
| Luigi | Bass | B |
| Messenger | Tenor | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB