e/Medea (Pacini)

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has gloss	eng: Medea is an opera in three acts composed by Giovanni Pacini to a libretto by Benedetto Castiglia. It premiered on 28 November 1843 at the Teatro Carolino in Palermo, conducted by the composer with Geltrude Bortolotti in the title role. The libretto is based on the plays Medea by Euripides and Médée by Pierre Corneille. Performance history Following its premiere on 28 November 1843 at the Teatro Carolino on Palermo, Pacini revised the work for its performance at the Teatro Eretenio in Vicenza in 1845. It was further revised for its first performance at La Fenice in Venice on 9 March 1850. The final and definitive version premiered at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on 26 February 1853. For two decades Pacinis Medea enjoyed considerable popularity in Italy, Russia and South America. It then fell into obscurity, eclipsed by Bellinis Norma which has a similar story and Cherubini's Médée which in the 20th century became a vehicle for Maria Callas.
lexicalization	eng: Medea
instance of	(noun) a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes opera

Meaning
Italian
has gloss	ita: Medea è un'opera lirica in tre atti di Giovanni Pacini su libretto di Benedetto Castiglia, basato sulla tragedia omonima di Euripide.
lexicalization	ita: Medea