Gli arabi nelle Gallie, ossia Il trionfo della fede (The Arabs in Gaul, or The triumph of Faith) is an opera in two acts composed by Giovanni Pacini to a libretto by Luigi Romanelli. The opera is in the opera seria genre with a libretto based on Prévot's 1822 novel Le Renégat. Gli Arabi nelle Gallie premiered on 8 March 1827 at La Scala in Milan. Between 1827 and the late 1830s it was performed throughout Italy as well as in Spain, France, and Austria. It was also the first of Pacini's operas to be performed in North America when a production was mounted in 1834 at New York's Italian Opera House.
Roles and premiere cast +RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 8 March 1827Ezilda, Princess of CivennasopranoStefania FavelliLeodato. Prince of Auvergne and general in Charles Martel's armycontraltoBrigida Lorenzani-NericiAgobar, supreme commander of the Arabs tenorGiovanni DavidGondair, confidante of Princess Ezilda bassVincenzo GalliZarele, directress of the convent mezzosopranoTeresa Ruggeri-VisanettiAloar, Arab general and intimate friend of Agobar altro generale arabo, intimo amico di Agobar tenor tenorLorenzo LombardiMohamud, Arab general and secret enemy of Agobar tenorCarlo Salvatore PoggialiMountaineers, Arab soldiers, women of the convent
Recordings Pianist Rosemary Tuck, conductor Richard Bonynge and the English Chamber Orchestra recorded "Introduction et Variations Brillantes" sur le Marche de Gli arabi nelle Gallie for Naxos (8.573254) in 2015.
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