Semiramide facts for kids
Semiramide is a famous opera from Italy. It was written by a well-known composer named Gioachino Rossini. An opera is like a play where all the words are sung, usually with an orchestra playing music. This opera has two main parts, called acts.
Semiramide was first shown to people in Venice, Italy, on February 3, 1823. This happened at a famous theater called Teatro La Fenice. The story for the opera, called the libretto, was written by Gaetano Rossi. He based it on a play called Semiramis by a writer named Voltaire. This opera was very popular right from the start. People still enjoy watching it today!
Meet the Main Characters
In Semiramide, there are several important characters, each with a special singing voice.
- Semiramide - She is the main character and sings with a high female voice called a soprano.
- Arsace - This character sings with a female voice that is lower than a soprano, called a mezzo-soprano.
- Assur - This character sings with a very low male voice, known as a bass.
- Idreno - This character sings with a high male voice, called a tenor.
- Oroe - This character also sings with a low male voice, a bass.
- Azema - This character sings with a high female voice, a soprano.
Images for kids
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Montserrat Caballé in the title role (Aix-en-Provence Festival, 1980)
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Interior of the Temple of Baal, Babylon (act 1, scene 1); set design by Alessandro Sanquirico for Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824
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Set design for act 1, scene 13 of Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824
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Ìnterior of the temple; set design for act 2, scene 4 of Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824
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Adjacent to Nino's tomb. Set design by Alessandro Sanquirico for Semiramide staged at La Scala in Milan, 1824
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See also
In Spanish: Semiramide para niños
