Who's Who in Opera:
Lorenzo |
Lorenzo (Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi). Baritone. Capulet's doctor. Sympathizing with Giulietta and her Montague lover Romeo, he helps her avoid the wedding planned for her to Tebaldo by giving her a sleeping potion to simulate death. Created (1830) by Rainieri Pocchini Cavalieri.

