Atenaide (RV 702) is an opera by Antonio Vivaldi to a revised edition of a 1709 libretto by Apostolo Zeno for Caldara.[1] It was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on 29 December 1728 for the 1729 Carnival season.[2]
| Atenaide | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Antonio Vivaldi | |
 Libretto title page | |
| Librettist | Apostolo Zeno |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 29 December 1728 |
Roles
edit| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast:[3] 29 December 1728, Florence |
|---|---|---|
| Teodosio II, emperor, in love with Atenaide | soprano castrato | Gaetano Valletta |
| Atenaide (also called Eudossa), Leontino's daughter | soprano | Giustina Turcotti |
| Pulcheria, Teodosio's sister | contralto | Anna Girò |
| Varane, son of Isdegarde (King of Persia), also in love with Atenaide | contralto | Lisabetta Moro |
| Leontino | tenor | Annibal Pio Fabbri |
| Marziano, general of Teodosio, in love with Pulcheria | contralto | Anna Maria Faini |
| Probo, praetorian prefect, also in love with Pulcheria | tenor | Gaetano Baroni |
Recordings
editReferences
edit- ^ Julie Anne Sadie, Companion to Baroque Music 1998, p. 259: "... by Charles VI, for whom he had provided two librettos during his residence in Barcelona as Charles III the Pretender; Atenaide (1709) and Scipione nelle Spagne (c1710) were collaboratively set by A. S. Fiore, Antonio Caldara and Gasparini."
- ^ "Work details", Corago, University of Bologna
- ^ "Libretto (1729)", p. 5
