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Pelagio
Pelagio is a masculine given name, and may refer to:
- Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos (1816-1891), Mexican Roman Catholic prelate
- Pelagio Galvani (c. 1165-1230), Spanish cardinal
- Pelagio Luna (1867-1919), Argentine politician
Pelagio (opera)
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 to great success.
The opera had further successful performances in Milan and Lisbon.
In modern times, Pelagio was performed in 2005 in Gijón, Spain, and in 2008 at the Festival della Valle d'Itria.
Pelagio is an opera with "roots in the bel canto tradition that shows the influence of Verdi", and the work has been described as rich in "excellent music", with "at least one aria (for Bianca in act 4) of an almost Verdian intensity and pathos".