Jérusalem
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Jérusalem is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to a French libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz. The libretto is a translation and adaptation of the Italian libretto of I Lombardi alla prima crociata. First performance: Académie Royale de Musique, Paris, November 26, 1847.
In 1850, the French text was translated into Italian and performed as Gerusalemme at La Scala, Milan.
[edit] References
- The Viking Opera Guide ed. Amanda Holden. London: Viking, 1993. ISBN 0-670-81292-7