Medonte, re di Epiro ("Medonte, King of Epirus") is an opera seria in three acts by Giuseppe Sarti. The libretto was by Giovanni de Gamerra for Felice Alessandri's opera Medonte, re d'Epiro (1774) and was later set by several other composers.
| Medonte | |
|---|---|
| Opera seria by Giuseppe Sarti | |
.jpg) Giuseppe Sarti | |
| Librettist | Giovanni de Gamerra |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 8 September 1777 Teatro della Pergola, Florence |
Performance history
editIt was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on 8 September 1777. The opera was very successful in its time.
Roles
edit| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 8 September 1777[1] Conductor: Unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Medonte, King of Epirus | tenor | Giacomo Panati |
| Selene, Princess of Argos in love with Arbace | soprano | Rosa Agostini Devizzi |
| Arbace, Prince of Dodone and a General of Epirus | soprano castrato | Giuseppe Aprile "Sciroletto" |
| Zelinda | soprano | Antonia Pacini |
| Evandro | Soprano castrato | Silvestro Fiamenghi |
| Talete | Contralto castrato | Francesco Casini Papi |
References
edit- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Medonte, 8 September 1777". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Further reading
edit- Medonte, re di Epiro by Marita P. McClymonds, in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
External links
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