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| I fuorusciti di Firenze | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Ferdinando Paer | |
Ferdinando Paer, engraving by Edme Quenedey des Ricets, 1809 | |
| Translation | The Exiles of Florence |
| Librettist | Angelo Anelli |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 27 November 1802 |
I fuorusciti di Firenze (The Exiles of Florence) is an opera semiseria in two acts by the Italian composer Ferdinando Paer. The libretto was by Angelo Anelli. The work is a form of 'rescue opera'.
The opera was first performed at the Hoftheater in Dresden on 27 November 1802.[1]
| Cast | Voice type |
|---|---|
| Isabella, Princess of Florence | soprano |
| Umberto degli Ardinghelli, a bandit | bass-baritone |
| Edoardo de Liggozzi, Isabella's husband | tenor |
| Gianni, Edoardo's servant | bass |
| Cecchina, a peasant girl | soprano |
| Lena, a peasant girl | soprano |
The bandit Umberto holds Isabella prisoner, and her husband Edoardo attempts unsuccessfully to rescue her. Eventually Isabella is revealed as Umberto's daughter.