Mutio Scevola or Muzio Scevola (Mucius Scaevola) is an opera (drama per musica) in three acts by the Italian composer Francesco Cavalli, with a libretto by Nicolò Minato. It was based on the story of the Roman hero, Gaius Mucius Scaevola. The opera was first performed at the Teatro San Salvatore, Venice on 26 January 1665 and revived in Bologna in 1667. The libretto is dedicated to Philippe Jules Mancini, Duke of Nevers, the nephew of Cardinal Mazarin.
Roles
edit| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 26 January 1665 (Conductor: – ) |
|---|---|---|
| Muzio Scevola | tenor | |
| Orazio | soprano | |
| Porsenna | tenor | |
| Publicola | bass | |
| Melvio | contralto | |
| Tarquinio | bass | |
| Valeria | soprano | |
| Elisa | soprano | |
| Vitellia | soprano | |
| Ismeno | bass | |
| Clodio | contralto | |
| Floro | soprano | |
| Porfiria | contralto | |
| Milo | contralto | |
| Publio | tenor | |
| La statua di Giano | bass | |
| Pallade | contralto | |
| Venere | indefinite | |
| Two vestal virgins | backing singers |
Recordings
edit- Atto I Scena 7 "Né fastosa allor che ride - Né dolente allor che freme" Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón, François Joubert-Caillet, Mariana Flores, Anna Reinhold 2014
- "L'aspetto feroce" Giulia Semenzato (soprano), Raffaele Pe (alto) La Venexiana Claudio Cavina 2015
References
edit- Muzio Scevola, Opéra Baroque website
External links
edit- Mutio Scevola, 1665 libretto, Library of Congress
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