Ciro in Babilonia (Cyrus in Babylon / 1812 Rossini / Aventi), opera
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Ciro in Babilonia; ossia, La caduta di Baldassare <Italian> / Cyrus in Babylon; or, The fall of Belshazzar (1812) is an opera by Gioachino Rossini (mus.) and Francesco Aventi (libr.).
Abstract
This story of the fall of Babylon is based largely on the Bible. Belshazzar (Baldassare), Cyrus (Ciro) and Daniel (Daniello) are among the characters.
Editions, performances
Premiered in Ferrara, Italy: Teatro Comunale, 14 March 1812.
Audio Recordings
External links
Categories:
- 1812
- Fiction--1800s
- Fiction--Italian
- Music
- Operas
- Italian language--1800s
- Made in the 1810s
- Second Temple Studies--1800s
- Second Temple Studies--Italian
- Second Temple Studies--Fiction
- Babylonian Period (subject)
- Belshazzar's Feast (event)
- Daniel (subject)
- Daniel--fiction (subject)
- Daniel--music (subject)
- Belshazzar (subject)
- Belshazzar--fiction (subject)
- Belshazzar--music (subject)
- Cyrus (subject)
- Cyrus--fiction (subject)
- Cyrus--music (subject)
- Top 1800s
- Fiction--Top 1800s
- Italian language--Top 1800s
- Second Temple Studies--Top 1800s