Opera in a prologue and two acts
Libretto after Voltaire by SALVATORE CAMMARANO Music by Verdi sung in Italian
First broadcast in this country
Cast m order of singing:
Spanish officers and soldiers. Inca tribesmen
CHORUS AND Orchestra
OF THE ROME OPERA HOUSE
Chorus-Master, Gianni Lazzart
Conducted by FRANCO CAPUANA
Introduced by JULIAN BUDDEN
The action takes place in Peru during the sixteenth century
1 20 Prologue. A vast plain. by the banks of the Rimae river
1.42* Act 1
Scene 1 The main square in Lima Scene 2 The governor's palace
2.24* Act 2
' Scene 1 Inside the fortifications of Lima
Scene 2 A lonely cavern
Scene 3 A hall in the governor s palace
Recording, from the Rome Opera Season 1966-7, made available by courtesy of Italian Radio