(The Exiles of Florence) is an opera semiseria in two acts by the Italian composer Ferdinando Paer. The libretto was by Angelo Anelli. The work is a form of 'rescue opera'.
The opera was first performed at the Hoftheater in Dresden on 27 November 1802.
Roles +CastVoice typeIsabella, Princess of FlorencesopranoUmberto degli Ardinghelli, a banditbass-baritoneEdoardo de Liggozzi, Isabella's husbandtenorGianni, Edoardo's servantbassCecchina, a peasant girlsopranoLena, a peasant girlsoprano
Synopsis The bandit Umberto holds Isabella prisoner, and her husband Edoardo attempts unsuccessfully to rescue her. Eventually Isabella is revealed as Umberto's daughter.
See also List of operas by Ferdinando Paer References
Further reading Balthazar, Scott L. (1992), "Fuorusciti di Firenze, I" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London)
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