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Danza delle ore
For me it's unclear who exectly sung "Danza delle ore" (Dance of the hours), but this was the maincast at the premiere.
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 8 April 1876 (Conductor: Franco Faccio)
Scala Theatre, Napels
Gioconda, a singer soprano Maddalena Mariani Masi
Laura Adorno, a Genoese lady mezzo-soprano Marietta Biancolini Rodriguez
La Cieca, Gioconda's mother contralto Eufemia Barlani Dini
Enzo Grimaldo, a Genoese prince,
disguised as a Dalmatian seaman tenor Julián Gayarre
Barnaba, spy of the Inquisition baritone Gottardo Aldighieri
Alvise Badoero,
one of the leaders of the Inquisition,
Laura's husband bass Ormondo Maini
Zuàne,
a boatman competing in the regatta bass Giovanni Battista Cornago
Isèpo, a scribe tenor Amedeo Grazzi
A singer bass Giovanni Battista Cornago
A pilot bass Giovanni Battista Cornago
Chorus: Workers, senators, priests, nobles, sailors, children
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You don't get harmony, when everybody sings the same note. (Doug Floyd)
I think there was no singer involved in the premiere of "Danza Delle Oro".
It was more of a ballet at the end of Act 3 of La Gioconda
So the most logical performer(s) would be:
Orchestra conducted by Franco Faccio
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