Didone abbandonata (Mercadante)
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Libretto title page, 1823
Didone abbandonata is an 1823 opera in two acts by Saverio Mercadante to a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola after Metastasio's Didone abbandonata.[1] It was first performed on 18 January 1823 at the Teatro Regio in Turin.
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 18 January 1823 Conductors: Luigi Molino (1st violin) and Bernardo Ottani (harpsichord)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Didone, Queen of Carthage | soprano | Carolina Neri Passerini |
| Enea, in love with Dido | contralto en travesti | Fanny Eckerlin |
| Jarba, under the name Arbace, King of the Moors | tenor | Nicola Tacchinardi |
| Osmida, Didone's confidant | bass | Raffaele Benetti |
| Araspe, Jarba's confidant, secretly in love with Selene | tenor | Pietro Gentili |
| Selene, Sidone's sister, secretly in love with Enea | soprano | Gioconda Vitali |
| Role | Voice type | Premiere (in modern times), 18 August 2018 Conductors: Alessandro de Marchi (Conductor) [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Didone, Queen of Carthage | soprano | Viktorija Miskunaite |
| Enea, in love with Dido | contralto en travesti | Katrin Wundsam |
| Jarba, under the name Arbace, King of the Moors | tenor | Carlo Allemano |
| Osmida, Didone's confidant | bass | Pietro Di Bianco |
| Araspe, Jarba's confidant, secretly in love with Selene | tenor | Diego Godoy |
| Selene, Sidone's sister, secretly in love with Enea | soprano | Emilie Renard |
Recording
- Didone abbandonata – Viktorija Miskunaite, Katrin Wundsam, Carlo Allemano, Emilie Renard, Diego Godoy, Pietro di Bianco, Coro Maghini, Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro De Marchi DVD, Naxos, 2018
References
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- Free scores by Didone abbandonata at the International Music Score Library Project
- Work details, Corago, University of Bologna (in Italian)
- Libretto, 1823
- ↑ Karyl Charna Lynn, Italian Opera Houses and Festivals
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Didone abbandonata, 18 January 1823". Almanacco Amadeus (Italian).
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