Details

Premiered 17th Nov 1839. Verdi's first opera. Oberto, a Count, obsessively seeks to avenge the betrayal of his daughter, Leonora, seduced by the manipulative Riccardo. Riccardo had abandoned Leonora to marry Cuniza. Cuniza and Leonora develop a cautious friendship and Oberto's obsession finally explodes. Concert version sung in Italian, runs 160mins.

Cast/Performers

Denyce Graves, Susan Parry, Stuart Neill, Samuel Ramey.

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Conductor: Simone Young

Oberto

Oberto (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T856267894. Details of all Oberto archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2038

Archive Listings

9 Jun 97	Southbank Centre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
5 Jun 97	Royal Opera House West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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