Il Guarany

Il Guarany ("The Guarany") is an opera ballo composed by Antônio Carlos Gomes, based on the novel "O Guarani" by José de Alencar. Its libretto, in Italian rather than Gomes' native Portuguese, was written by and . The work is notable as the first Brazilian opera to gain acclaim outside Brazil. Maria Alice Volpe has analysed the historical subtext of the "Indianismo" movement behind "Il Guarany".
Performance history.
The world premiere took place at La Scala, Milan, on 19 March 1870. The opera received additional European productions. It was performed at the Zagreb theater in 1883 and 1886. The first Brazilian performance was in Rio de Janeiro on 2 December 1870, at the Theatro D. Pedro II. More recently, in 1996, "Il Guarany" was mounted by the Washington National Opera with Plácido Domingo in the role of Peri.
The duet "Sento una forza indomita" for tenor and soprano was in the recorded repertoire of Francesco Marconi with Bice Mililotti, 1908, and of Enrico Caruso with Emmy Destinn, 1914.
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