L'africaine
Grand opera in five acts
Libretto
Eugène Scribe
Premiere
28 April 1865, Paris (Opéra)
Cast
VASCO DA GAMA (tenor)
DON PEDRO (bass)
DON ALVAR (tenor)
DON DIEGO (bass)
INES (soprano)
ANNA (mezzo-soprano)
SELICA (soprano)
NELUSKO (bass)
GRAND INQUISITOR (bass)
HIGH PRIEST OF BRAHMA (bass)
ANNA (soprano)
CHORUS
priests, inquisitors, councillors, sailors, Indians, attendants, ladies, soldiers
Place
Portugal and an island in the Indian Ocean
Time
15th century