Pompeo Magno ('Pompeius Magnus', 'Pompey the Great') is an opera in three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a dramma per musica. The Italian libretto was by Nicolò Minato.[1]
Plot
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Performance history
editIt was first performed in Venice at the Teatro San Salvatore on 20 February 1666.[1]
Roles
edit| Role | Voice type[1] | Premiere Cast, 20 February 1666 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Pompeo (Pompey) | alto | |
| Sesto (Sextus), his son | soprano | |
| Mitridate (Mithridates), King of Pontus | tenor | |
| Issicratea (Hypsicrateia), Queen of Pontus | soprano | |
| Farnace (Pharnaces), her son | soprano | |
| Harpalia, her slave | soprano | |
| Cesare (Caesar) | bass | |
| Claudio (Claudius), his son | tenor | |
| Giulia (Julia), his daughter | soprano | |
| Servilio (Servilius), her lover | soprano | |
| Crasso (Crassus) | tenor |
Recordings
edit- Atto I Scena 17: Come al mar corrono i fiumi Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón, Clematis, Thomas Dunford, Sarah Van Oudenhove, Mariana Flores 2014
- "Alpi gelate" Giulia Semenzato (soprano) La Venexiana Claudio Cavina 2015
References
editSources
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Pompeo Magno, 20 February 1666". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- Clinkscale, Martha Novak (1992). "Pompeo magno", vol. 3, pp. 1055–1056, in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-73432-7. 2002 online reprint, Grove Music Online.
External links
edit- Pompeo Magno, Opéra Baroque website
- Pompeo magno, 1666 libretto, Library of Congress
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