Pelagio (opera)

[2] In modern times, Pelagio was performed in 2005 in Gijón, Spain, and in 2008 at the Festival della Valle d'Itria.

[2] Pelagio is an opera with "roots in the bel canto tradition that shows the influence of Verdi",[3] and the work has been described as rich in "excellent music",[3] with "at least one aria (for Bianca in act 4) of an almost Verdian intensity and pathos".

[4] The main character is the Asturian king who founded the Kingdom of Asturias and fought against the Moors.

It is supposed that his daughter Bianca, brought up by Giralda because Pelagio was believed to be dead, falls in love with the Moor Abdel-Aor, governor of the city of Gijón.

Pelagio: Costantino Finucci Abdel-Aor: Danilo Formaggia Bianca: Clara Polito Giralda: Paola Francesca Natale Asan: Vladimir Mebonia Aliatar: Giovanni Coletta Mendo de Quexada: Cristian Camilo Navarro Díaz Inhabitant of Gijón: Vincenzo Maria Sarinelli Notes Sources