Dafne in lauro (Daphne as a laurel tree) is a chamber opera, a componimento per camera, composed by Johann Joseph Fux to a libretto by Pietro Pariati and performed for the imperial court before dinner on 1 October 1714 in the Favorita garden, Vienna, for the birthday of Emperor Charles VI.[1] The opera is based on the myth of Apollo and Daphne, where Daphne pleads to Diana to be saved from Apollo's pursuit of her and is turned into a laurel tree.[2][3]
Roles
edit| Role | Voice | Premiere Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | Castrato | Gaetano Orsini (1667–1750) |
| Dafne | Soprano | Maria Conti-Landini |
| Diana | Soprano | Regina Schoonjans |
| Amore | Castrato | Giovanni Vincenzi |
| Mercurio | Tenor | Silvio Garghetti |
Recordings
edit- 1990: Clemencic Consort & La Capella Vocal Ensemble, 2CD Nuova Era
- 2021: Alfredo Bernardini; Zefiro, Arcana.
See also
edit- Dafne: Jacopo Peri
- La Dafne: Marco da Gagliano
- Dafne (Opitz–Schütz) Martin Opitz and Heinrich Schütz
External Link
edit- Library of Congress (Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1714).
References
edit- ^ Harry White, Johann Joseph Fux and the Music of the Austro-Italian Baroque, 2017. "This was Dafne in Lauro, which was first performed in the Favorita garden before dinner on 1 October, 1714." The two main roles, Apollo and Dafne, with four arias each, were sung by Orsini and Maria Conti-Landini; the soprano part, Diana, was ... the sixteen-year-old soprano castrato Giovanni Vincenzi played Amore – often sung by boys – and the tenor Garghetti sang the role of Mercurio.
- ^ "Fux: Dafne in lauro, Zefiro". Qobuz. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Apollo e Dafne – Fuoco Obbligato | Opera Fuoco". 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
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