Opera
Thomyris, queen of Scythia
opera [pasticcio]
Compositore:
AA. VV. (? - ?)
Compositore:
Pepusch J.C. (fl. 1707 - 1709)
Compositore:
Scarlatti Alessandro (1660 - 1725)
Compositore:
Dieupart (fl. 1707 - 1709)
Compositore:
Gasparini Francesco (fl. 1673 - 1754)
Compositore:
Albinoni Tomaso Giovanni (14/06/1671 - 17/01/1750)
Compositore:
Bononcini Giovanni (18/07/1670 - 09/07/1747)
Librettista:
Motteux Peter Anthony (fl. 1705 - 1709)
Prima rappr.:
Londra, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane: 01/04/1707
Macrogenere:
melodramma
Lingua:
inglese
Ambientazione
The scene is in tat part of Scythia, inabitated by the Massagetes.
Personaggi
N. | Personaggio | Qualifica personaggio | Ruolo vocale |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomyris | queen of Scythia | [non indicato] |
2 | Orontes | her sone and general | [non indicato] |
3 | Cleora | a Persian princess, supposed Neice to Cyrus, and design'd to marry Tigranes | [non indicato] |
4 | Tigranes | king of Armenia, Cyrus's Allie | [non indicato] |
5 | Baldo | waits on Orontes | [non indicato] |
6 | Media | wait on Cleora | [non indicato] |
Rappresentazioni
Data | Luogo ed Edificio | Titolo | Genere | Rappresentazione |
---|---|---|---|---|
01/04/1707 | Londra, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | Thomyris, queen of Scythia | opera [pasticcio] | prima assoluta |
1709 | Londra, King's Theatre in the Haymarket | Thomyris, queen of Scythia | opera [pasticcio] | versione riv. |
Bibliografia
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Grove Music Online:
: Pasticcio (Thomyris, Queen of Scythia (1707), produced by J.J. Heidegger, who helped choose the arias by Alessandro Scarlatti, Dieupart, Francesco Gasparini, Albinoni and Giovanni Bononcini. J.C. Pepusch arranged the music, composed fresh recitatives and directed from the harpsichord, while P.A. Motteux provided the libretto post facto. The castrato Valentino Urbani sang in Italian, the rest of the cast in English.)
Grove Music Online, .