Attila

from Giuseppe Verdi


Libretto

Temistocle Solera with alterations by Francesco Maria Piave after Zacharias Werner's tragedy

Premiere

17 March 1846, Venice (La Fenice)

Cast

ATTILA (bass)
EZIO (baritone)
ODABELLA (soprano)
FORESTO (tenor)

CHORUS
chieftains, Hun King and soldiers, Huns, Gepids, Ostrogoths, Heruls, Thuringians, Quadi, Druids, priestesses, populace, men and women of Aquileia, maidens of Aquileia in martial dress, Roman officers and soldiers, Roman virgins and children, hermits, slaves

Place

Time

425 AC

Composer

Verdi, Giuseppe