What is Il Guarany?
{{italictitle}} '''''Il Guarany''''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[opera]] in four acts, [[music]] by Antônio Carlos Gomes and [[libretto]] by Antonio Scalvini and Carlo D'Ormeville, after José de Alencar's novel ''O Guarani''. It was first performed in [[Milan]], on March 19, 1870. By far Gomes's most successful work and his only opera still regularly performed. ==Principal characters== * Peri - [[tenor]] * Cecilia - [[soprano]] * Gonzales - [[baritone]] * Il Cacico - [[bass (vocal range)|bass]] ==Discography== * 1959: Manrico Patassini (Peri), Niza de Castro Tank (Cecilia), Paulo Fortes (Gonzales), Juan Carlos Ortiz (Il Cacico); Orquestra e Coro do Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Armando Belardi - (Andromeda) * 1994: [[Plácido Domingo]] (Peri), Verónica Villarroel (Cecilia), Carlos Álvarez (Gonzales), Boris Martinovich (Il Cacico); Chor und Extrachor der oper der Stadt Bonn, Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn, John Neschling - (Sony Classics) ==Sources== * ''The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta'', James Anderson, Wings Books, 1993. {{DEFAULTSORT:Guarany, Il}} [[Category:1870s operas]] [[Category:1870 works]]