What is Semiramide?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Rossini - Semiramide - Paris 1825 - Hippolyte Lecomte - Semiramis 1er Costume (Mdme Fodor) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joséphine Fodor]] as Semiramide in 1825]] '''''Semiramide''''' is an Italian [[opera]] written by [[Gioachino Rossini]]. It has two [[Act (drama)|act]]s. It was first performed at the [[Teatro La Fenice]] in [[Venice]], on February 3, 1823, [[libretto]] by Gaetano Rossi. This was after [[Voltaire]]'s ''Semiramis''. This opera was successful from the start and is still performed today. ==Principal roles== * Semiramide - [[soprano]] * Arsace - [[mezzo-soprano]] * Assur - [[bass (vocal range)|bass]] * Idreno - [[tenor]] * Oroe - [[bass (vocal range)|bass]] * Azema - [[soprano]] ==Sources== * ''The Complete Dictionnary of Opera & Operetta'', James Anderson, Vikings Books, 1989. {{music-stub}} [[Category:1820s operas]]