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Lucrezia Borgia (French: Lucrèce Borgia) is an 1833 play by the French writer Victor Hugo. It is a historical work portraying the Renaissance-era Italian aristocrat Lucrezia Borgia. The play (along with Angelo, Tyrant of Padua) is believed to have been a major influence on Oscar Wilde's The Duchess of Padua (1891).
- Lucrezia Borgia (opera)
Lucrezia Borgia is a melodramatic opera in a prologue and...
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Lucrezia Borgia (Italian pronunciation: [luˈkrɛttsja...
- Lucrezia Borgia (opera)
Lucrezia Borgia is a melodramma, or opera, in a prologue and two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after the play by Victor Hugo, in its turn after the legend of Lucrezia Borgia. Lucrezia Borgia was first performed on 26 December 1833 at La Scala, Milan with Lelande and Pedrazzi.
- Gaetano Donizetti
- Felice Romani
- Italian
- 26 December 1833: Milano (Teatro alla Scala)
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Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia is based on a play, Lucrèce Borgia, by Victor Hugo, which was, in turn, based on an historical figure. The actual Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI of the infamous Borgia family. She was married three times—each match was a political strategy planned by her father.
Lucrezia Borgia. Opera. Writers: Gaetano Donizetti Felice Romani. Overview. Show Information. Music. Gaetano Donizetti. Libretto. Felice Romani. Based on the Play/Book/Film. Lucrece Borgia by Victor Hugo. Category. Opera. Number of Acts. First Produced. 1833. Genres. Historical/Biographical, Tragedy. Settings. Period, Multiple Settings.
Nov 4, 2011 · The historical Lucrezia Borgia was a noblewoman born in the late 15th century — a member of one of Italy's most powerful families. The Borgias included military leaders, dukes, two Popes and...
