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Ciro in Babilonia; ossia, La caduta di Baldassare <Italian> / Cyrus in Babylon; or, The Fall of Belshazzar (1812) is an "azione sacra," set to music by Gioachino Rossini.

~ Libretto by Francesco Aventi.

Abstract

This story of the Fall of Babylon is based largely on the Book of Daniel. Rossini composed an "azione sacra", i.e., a scenic oratorio or quasi-opera, which could be either staged or presented in concert form.

Characters

  • Belshazzar / Baldassare, King of Assyria = tenor
  • Cyrus / Ciro, King of Persia = contralto
  • Amira, wife of Ciro = soprano
  • Argene, confidant of Amira = mezzo-soprano
  • Zambri, Babylonian prince = bass
  • Arbace, captain in Baldassare's army = tenor
  • Daniel / Daniello, prophet = bass

Editions

Performance History

Premiered in Ferrara, Italy: Teatro Comunale, 14 March 1812.

  • Also performed in many Italian cities and in Munich (1816), Lisbon, Vienna (1817), Weimar (1819), and Dresden (Königlich Sächsisches Theater, 1822). Then it disappeared until 1988.

External links

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