Sémiramis

Sémiramis was billed as an opera in four acts with a score by Gioacchino Rossini and a libretto translated into French by Joseph Méry from the original Italian poem by Rossi. New ballet music was provided by Michel Carafa de Colobrano. This composition was the last work that the composer wrote in Italy, where it had its world premiere at the Fenice theatre in Venice on 3 February 1823. The French version was not mounted at the Opéra until 9 July 1860, and it was relatively unsuccessful. It had…