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Verdi's Operas

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I Lombardi alia prima crociata
Opera in four acts
Libretto by TEMISTOCLE SOLERA (sung in Italian): records
Verdi's fourth opera (1843) is an epic in the grandiose tradition of Meyerbeer. Its subject is the intrigues and loves of a medieval noble family of Lombards and the part they played in the first Crusade.
Sons of Folco, Lord of R6:
AMBROSIAN SINGERS. RPO/GARDELU The action takes place during the years 1095 and 1097 Acts 1 and 2 ('Jerusalem',Verdi'sreworkingof this opera for Paris: Tuesday 7.0 pm)
3.15* Julian Budden on / Lombardi
3.20* Acts 3 and 4

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