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A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Parisina

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From volume 2 of the work.

1972365A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — ParisinaGeorge GroveGeorge Grove


PARISINA. 1. An opera in 3 acts; libretto (founded on Byron's poem) by Romani, music by Donizetti. Produced at the Pergola theatre, Florence, March 18, 1833. At the Théâtre des Italians, Paris, Feb. 24, 1838. In London, at Her Majesty's theatre, June 1, 1838.

2. 'Overture to Lord Byron's Poem of Parisina,' for full orchestra, by W. Sterndale Bennett (op. 3), in F♯ minor; composed in 1835, while Bennett was a student; performed at the Philharmonic on June 8, 1840.

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