Un giorno di regno
also Il finto Stanislao
opera buffa · melodramma giocoso in due atti
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist Felice Romani
Synopsis
The French officer Belfiore is posing as King Stanislaus of Poland in Baron Kelbar's castle. The Baron's daughter Giulietta is to marry the old treasurer La Rocca but loves his nephew Edoardo, and his niece the Marchesa, a widow who loves Belfiore, has engaged herself to Count Ivrea because Belfiore would not commit.
Key facts
- Premiere
- 5 September 1840, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
- Acts
- 2
- Language
- Italian (it)
- Setting
- Baron Kelbar's castle near Brest, in 1733.
Dramatis personae
| Role | Voice | Created by |
|---|---|---|
| Il Cavaliere di Belfiore A French officer, posing as Stanislaus, King of Poland. | baritone | Raffaele Ferlotti |
| Il Barone Kelbar Giulietta's father and the Marchesa's uncle. | bass | Raffaele Scalese |
| La Marchesa del Poggio A young widow, the Baron's niece, in love with Belfiore. | soprano | Antonietta Rainieri-Marini |
| Giulietta di Kelbar The Baron's daughter, in love with Edoardo. | mezzo-soprano | Luigia Abbadia |
| Edoardo di Sanval A young officer. | tenor | Lorenzo Salvi |
| Il Signor La Rocca Edoardo's uncle, treasurer of the States of Brittany. | bass | Agostino Rovere |
| Il Conte Ivrea Commandant of Brest. | tenor | Giuseppe Vaschetti |
| Delmonte Squire to the supposed Stanislaus. | tenor | Napoleone Marconi |
Source
- Le faux Stanislas by Alexandre Duval (1809)
Written from
- Budden, J. (1978) The operas of Verdi. Volume 1: From Oberto to Rigoletto. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 69-87.
- Wikipedia (2026) Un giorno di regno. (Accessed: 28 September 2026). The English article.
- Romani, F. (1840) Un giorno di regno: melodramma giocoso in due atti. Milan. (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
- Wikipedia (2026) Un giorno di regno. (Accessed: 28 September 2026). The Italian article.