Temistocle Solera

Temistocle Solera (December 25, 1815 – April 21, 1878) was an opera composer and librettist. It may be noticed that he was born on a Christmas day, and died on an Easter day.

List of major works

Composer

* "Ildegonda", 1840
* "Il contadino d'Agleiate", 1841 (rev. as "La fanciulla di Castelguelfo" in 1842)
* "Genio e sventura", 1843
* "La hermana de palayo", 1845

Librettist

* "Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio" (Giuseppe Verdi, 1839)
* "Galeotto Manfredi" (Hermann; 1842)
* "Nabucco" (Giuseppe Verdi, 1842)
* "I Lombardi alla prima crociata" (Giuseppe Verdi, 1843)
* "Giovanna d'Arco" (Giuseppe Verdi, 1845)
* "Attila" (Giuseppe Verdi, 1846)
* "La conquista di Granata" (Arrieta, Emilio, 1850)
* "La fanciulla delle Asturie" (B. Secchi; 1856)
* "Sordello" (A. Buzzi; 1856)
* "Pergolese" (Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti, 1857)
* "Vasconcello" (A. Villanis; 1858)
* "Una notte di festa" (A. Villanis; 1859)
* "L'espiazione" (Achille Peri, 1861)
* "Zilia" (Gaspar Villate, 1877)

External links

* [http://opera.stanford.edu/librettists/Solera.html OperaGlass]