Semirâma is an opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Alessandro Cerè based on Voltaire's 1748 play Sémiramis, the same subject used for Rossini's Semiramide.

[1] In this opera, which often exploits the exotic cues offered by the subject, it is possible to find influences of Salome by Richard Strauss.

[2] Semirâma is scored for the following instruments:[4] piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, E-flat clarinet, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, 6 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass tuba, timpani, triangle, sistrum, cymbals, celesta, bass drum, xylophone, tam-tam, harp, strings On stage: 2 oboes, harp, sistrum An unknown but brave warrior, Merôdach, returns home after victorious combats.

The queen Semirâma, lover of the tetrarch Falâsar, who several years before to conquer the woman had her husband killed and her son Ninya banished, becomes infatuated with the mysterious hero.

Semirâma: Éva Marton Susiâna: Veronika Kincses Merôdach: Lando Bartolini Falâsar: Lajos Miller Ormus: László Polgár Satibara: Tamás Clementis