King Roger

Opera in Three Acts

by

Karol Szymanowski

King Roger II

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In keeping with the quirks and complexities of both Middle Ages and Middle Eastern history, Roger was from a Norman family. The Normans were descendants of the Norsemen, essentially pirates and raiders from Scandinavia who had settled in and had given their name to the area of Normandy in France. Roger’s father had migrated from Normandy to what we now know as Italy in search of new lands to conquer, control and tax – not an uncommon practice in those times. By the time his son, who would become King Roger II of Sicily, took control of his father’s acquired domains, they included all the Italian peninsula south of Rome, the islands of Sicily and Malta, as well as a stretch of land along the North African coast encompassing parts of today’s Tunisia and Libya. This was Roger’s kingdom when he became King of Sicily in 1130, although he had control over the domains from 1112. The capital of his kingdom was Palermo on the island of Sicily. He reigned until 1154.

King Roger II

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In keeping with the quirks and complexities of both Middle Ages and Middle Eastern history, Roger was from a Norman family. The Normans were descendants of the Norsemen, essentially pirates and raiders from Scandinavia who had settled in and had given their name to the area of Normandy in France. Roger’s father had migrated from Normandy to what we now know as Italy in search of new lands to conquer, control and tax – not an uncommon practice in those times. By the time his son, who would become King Roger II of Sicily, took control of his father’s acquired domains, they included all the Italian peninsula south of Rome, the islands of Sicily and Malta, as well as a stretch of land along the North African coast encompassing parts of today’s Tunisia and Libya. This was Roger’s kingdom when he became King of Sicily in 1130, although he had control over the domains from 1112. The capital of his kingdom was Palermo on the island of Sicily. He reigned until 1154.

King Roger II

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In keeping with the quirks and complexities of both Middle Ages and Middle Eastern history, Roger was from a Norman family. The Normans were descendants of the Norsemen, essentially pirates and raiders from Scandinavia who had settled in and had given their name to the area of Normandy in France. Roger’s father had migrated from Normandy to what we now know as Italy in search of new lands to conquer, control and tax – not an uncommon practice in those times. By the time his son, who would become King Roger II of Sicily, took control of his father’s acquired domains, they included all the Italian peninsula south of Rome, the islands of Sicily and Malta, as well as a stretch of land along the North African coast encompassing parts of today’s Tunisia and Libya. This was Roger’s kingdom when he became King of Sicily in 1130, although he had control over the domains from 1112. The capital of his kingdom was Palermo on the island of Sicily. He reigned until 1154.

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