| Zelmira | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Gioachino Rossini | |
 Rossini c. 1820 | |
| Librettist | Andrea Leone Tottola |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Zelmire by de Belloy |
| Premiere | 16 February 1822 Teatro di San Carlo, Naples |
Zelmira (Italian pronunciation: [dzelˈmiːra]) is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola. Based on the French play, Zelmire by de Belloy, it was the last of the composer's Neapolitan operas. Stendhal called its music Teutonic, comparing it with La clemenza di Tito but remarking: "...while Mozart would probably, had he lived, have grown completely Italian, Rossini may well, by the end of his career, have become more German than Beethoven himself!" [1]
- ^ Stendhal 1970 edition, p. 394