A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Vêpres Siciliennes, Les

by George Grove

VÊPRES SICILIENNES, LES. Opera in 5 acts; libretto by Scribe and Duveyrier, music by Verdi. Produced June 13, 1855, at the Grand Opéra, Paris. It was translated into Italian as 'Giovanna de Guzman,' and produced at the Scala, Milan, Feb. 4, 1856, for Mad. Barbiere Nini; at the Royal Italian Opera, Drury Lane, London, July 27, 1859, as 'I Vespri Siciliani.'

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