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Maria, regina d'Inghilterra
Maria, regina d'Inghilterra ("Mary Tudor, Queen of England") is an Italian opera in three acts, composed by Giovanni Pacini from a libretto by Leopoldo Tarantini, which was based on the play "Marie Tudor" by Victor Hugo. It was given its first performance at the Teatro Carolino, in Palermo, on 11 February 1843.
Performance history.
The opera was greeted with considerable acclaim at its creation. After a decade or so, it lost its popularity and disappeared from
which survives. The texts of his oratorios are either allegorical or based on the Old Testament. One cantata, "Per l'Accademia della Coronatione delle Regina d'Inghilterra", was written to commemorate the coronation of Maria Beatrice, Francesco II's sister, when her husband became King James II of England.
Instrumental Works.
Of the fourteen publications in Vitali’s output, nine are ‘da camera’ dance collections (Opera 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 14), two are sacred