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La giaconda

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Opera in four acts, set in Venice during the time of the Inquisition. Music by Amilcare Ponchielli.
Libretto by Arrigo Boito.
Hungaroton Opera Chorus Hungarian State Orchestra/
Giuseppe Patane. Record

Contributors

Music By:
Amilcare Ponchielli.
Unknown:
Arrigo Boito.
Unknown:
Giuseppe Patane.
Barnaba, a spy of the Inquisition:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
La gioconda, a street singer, in love with Enzo:
Eva Marton (soprano)
La cieca, her blind mother:
Anne Gjevang (contralto)
Zuane, a gondolier:
Tamas Bator (bass)
Isepo, a scribe:
Gabor Kallay (tenor)
Enzo Grimaldo, a Genoese nobleman, in love with Laura:
Giorgio Lamberti (tenor)
Alvise Badoero, an official of the Venetian State Inquisition:
Samuel Ramey (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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