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3 unusual facts about Luisa Miller


Lucy Kelston

The same year she sang Lady Macbeth on Italian radio, and in 1951, during the celebration of Verdi's death anniversary, she sang the title role in Luisa Miller, opposite legendary tenor Giacomo Lauri-Volpi.

Luisa Miller

Werfel, Franz and Stefan, Paul (1973), Verdi: The Man and His Letters, New York, Vienna House.

In Verdi's mind, he had the perfect subject, to be based on the novel L'assedio di Firenze ("The Siege of Florence") by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi which glorified the life of the 16th Century Florentine soldier Francesco Ferruccio.


Alexandrina Pendatchanska

During the 1997–2001 operatic seasons Pendatchanska sang the role of Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux (Turin and Naples), Adina in Adina (Pesaro), Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica (Lucca), Luisa in Luisa Miller (Naples and Berlin), and in Ermione (Santa Fe and New York).

Gwynne Howell

His roles have included most of the major bass roles of the Verdi and Wagner repertories, such as: Miller, Sparafucile, Ferrando, Padre Guardiano, Phillip II, Landgrave, Hans Sachs, Gurnemanz, etc.

Peter Maag

For Decca he also recorded Verdi's Luisa Miller with the National Philharmonic Orchestra in June 1975 and Paer's Leonora with the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra (likely the Bavarian State Orchestra) in June and July 1978.

Salvadore Cammarano

For Verdi he wrote Alzira (1845), La battaglia di Legnano (1849) and Luisa Miller (1849), and finished his libretto for Il trovatore (1853) when he died in July 1852,but it was expanded by Leone Emanuele Bardare.


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