Pelagio is an opera (tragedia lirica) in four acts by Saverio Mercadante. The Italian-language libretto was by Marco D'Arienzo. It premiered on 12 February 1857 at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples,[1] to great success.[2]
The opera had further successful performances in Milan and Lisbon.[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]
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