Aroldo is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on their earlier colaboration, Stiffelio. First performance: Teatro Nuovo, Rimini, 1857. The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) was one of the great composers of Italian opera. ... A libretto is the body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, oratorio, or musical. ... Francesco Maria Piave (18 May 1810 – 5 March 1876) was an Italian librettist who was Verdis life-long friend and collaborator. ... Riminis skyline. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
But Aroldo prefers to tell the story of a man who, hiding a letter in a book, insidiously abused the honour of a friend; a similar story, he goes on, is told in that book there on the table, and asks Mina for the key to open it.
Surprised, Aroldo asks Mina, who has arrived on the scene, to affirm her innocence, but at the woman's obstinate silence, he takes Egberto's sword and is about to attack Godvino, when he hears the chorus of the faithful singing the Miserere in the church.
Aroldo, touched, is not sure whether to punish Godvino, but at that moment, Egberto arrives with a bloody sword: he himself has executed the traitor.
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