Fausta (opera)

Fausta (opera)

Fausta is a melodramma, or opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was by Domenico Gilardoni, who died while writing it: the remainder was written by Donizetti. The opera debuted on 12 January 1832 at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, and was written with prima donna Giuseppina Ronzi de Bergis in mind. When the opera was revived in 1833, Donizetti added a new love scene and duet.

The opera, based on historical events, involves the complications that ensue when Fausta falls in love with her stepson.