Scanderbeg (Vivaldi)
opera by Antonio Vivaldi
Scanderbeg (Italian pronunciation: [ˈskanderbeɡ]; RV 732) is an opera (dramma per musica) in three acts composed by Antonio Vivaldi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Salvi. It was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on 22 June 1718 to mark the re-opening of the theatre to public performances. While the libretto has been preserved, only fragments of the original score remain.
Synopsis
The subject of the opera is Skanderbeg, who is presented as the king of Albania, but also as an ethnic Greek.
Roles
Recordings
Two arias from the opera's second act, "S'a voi penso, o luci belle" (Ormondo) and "Con palme ed allori" (Scanderbeg), can be heard on Arie ritrovate sung by contralto Sonia Prina with the Accademia Bizantina, conducted by Ottavio Dantone (Naïve Records).
References
Notes
Sources
Colas, Damien and Di Profio, Alessandro (2009). D'une scène à l'autre, l'opéra italien en Europe: Les pérégrinations d'un genre. Mardaga. ISBN 2-87009-992-4 (in French)
Holmes, William (1994). Opera Observed: Views of a Florentine Impresario in the Early Eighteenth Century.
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