Beatrice di Tenda, is a 'tragedia lirica', or tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1833), from a libretto by Felice Romani, after the play of the same name by Carlo Tedaldi-Fores. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ... Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (November 3, 1801 – September 23, 1835) was an Italian opera composer. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A libretto is the complete body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, sacred or secular oratorio and cantata, musical, and ballet. ... Felice Romani (1788 - 1865) was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. ...

It received its first performance at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, on 16 March 1833 with Giuditta Pasta in the title role. Teatro La Fenice (the phoenix) is an opera house in Venice, Italy. ... Venice, (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Giuditta Pasta (October 28, 1798 - April 1, 1865), born in Saronno, Italy was a soprano considered among the greatest of opera singers. ...

It was revived in 1961 by the American Opera society with Joan Sutherland, Enzo Sordello and Marilyn Horne under the baton of Nicola Rescigno, and in the same year at La Scala with Sutherland and Raina Kabaivanska, with Antonino Votto conducting. Since then, the title role has been assumed by a number of other prominent sopranos, including Leyla Gencer, Mirella Freni, Lucia Aliberti, June Anderson and Edita Gruberová. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Joan Sutherland as Norma Dame Joan Sutherland OM, AC, DBE (born November 7, 1926) is an Australian opera singer noted for her contribution to the bel canto revival of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Marilyn Horne The American opera singer Marilyn Horne (born January 16, 1934) is a mezzo soprano who is particularly associated with the music of Rossini and Handel. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night. ... Raina Kabaivanska Raina Kabaivanska is a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the most renowned sopranos in the second half of the 20th century. ... Antonino Votto (October 30, 1896 - September 9, 1985) was an Italian operatic conductor. ... Leyla Gencer The opera singer Leyla Gencer, (born October 10, 1928) in Istanbul, Turkey, is a famous soprano. ... Mirella Freni Mirella Freni (born 27 February 1935) is a famous Italian opera soprano much admired for the youthful quality of her voice and her acting skills. ... June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is an American coloratura soprano. ... Edita Gruberová Edita Gruberová (born December 23, 1946, Bratislava) is a Slovak opera singer who is one of the most acclaimed coloraturas of recent decades. ...

Beatrice di Tenda is Bellini's penultimate opera, coming after Norma (1831) and followed by I puritani (1835). Norma is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... I puritani (The Puritans) is an opera in three acts, by Vincenzo Bellini. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Characters

• Beatrice di Tenda (soprano) — Filippo's wife who is the widow of the condottiere Facino Cane
• Filippo Maria Visconti (baritone) — the jealous and cruel Duke of Milan who is married to Beatrice yet in love with Agnese
• Agnese de Maino (mezzo soprano) — a lady who is in love with Orombello and wildly jealous at the thought that he loves Beatrice
• Orombello (tenor) — the lord of Ventimiglia who is in love with Beatrice
• Anichino (tenor) — a loyal friend of Orombello and a former minister to Facino Cane
• Rizzardo del Maino (tenor) — Agnes's brother.