The Pirates (opera)

Roles

Musical numbers

• "Overture" – The Orchestra
• Chorus: "Thanks to the brisk and fav'ring gale" - chorus of sailors and lazzaroni
• Air: "Of a vile lack of honesty Grumblers complain" - Genariello
• Air: "Some device my aim to cover" - Altador
• Duet: "Signor! Signor!" - Fabulina and Altador
• Air: "Oh! the pretty creature!" - Blazio
• Air: "Love, like the opening flower" - Aurora
• Trio: "Past toils thus recompensing" - Guillermo, Aurora, Altador
• Finale: "Peaceful slumb'ring on the ocean"

• Trio: "To hear our suit do not refuse" - Aurora, Fabulina, Gasparo
• Air: "There, the moon-silver'd waters roam" - Guillermo
• Air: "A saucy knave who pass'd the door" - Fabulina
• Air: "Oh dear! What shall I do?" - Blazio
• Glee: "Let mirth and joy appear" - Fabulina, Marietta, etc.
• Air: "Memory repeating" - Altador
• Air: "In childhood's careless happy day" - Fidelia
• Second Finale: "Unhand me, cowards, give me way" - Altador, etc.

• Chorus: "To the vineyard's praise, the chorus raise" - chorus of vintagers
• Air: "My rising spirits thronging" - Fidelia
• Air: "As wrapt in sleep I lay" - Aurora
• Air: "No more his fears alarming" - Fabulina
• Chorus: "Our faith thus pledg'd, join hand to hand" - chorus and Guillermo
• Air: "Scarcely had the blushing morning" - Altador
• Duet: "The jealous Don won't you assume when you marry?" - Fabulina and Blazio
• Air: "Careful the winding path explore" - Marietta
• Trio: "We the veil of fate undraw" - Fabulina, Fidelia, and Altador
• Trio: "Oh! softly flow thou briny tide - Fabulina, Fidelia, and Altador
• Finale: "Now constancy its meed shall gain" -

Later productions

Works consulted