Il crociato in Egitto
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Il crociato in Egitto (The Crusader in Egypt) is an opera in two acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, with a libretto by Gaetano Rossi. It was first performed at La Fenice theatre, Venice on 7 March 1824. The part of Armando was sung by the famous castrato, Giovanni Battista Velluti; the opera was probably the last written to feature a castrato. It is the last of Meyerbeer's series of operas in Italian, and became the foundation of the composer's international success.
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Il crociato in Egitto | |
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Opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer | |
Translation | The Crusader in Egypt |
Librettist | Gaetano Rossi |
Language | Italian |
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