Silla (Graun)

Silla is an Italian-language opera in three acts by Carl Heinrich Graun to a libretto by Frederick II of Prussia, Frederick the Great, with Italian verses by Giovanni Pietro Tagliazucchi. It was first performed at the Hofoper unter den Linden, Berlin, on 27 March 1753.

Performances and recordings

• Silla conducted by Alessandro De Marchi at Tiroler Landestheater, Festwochen Alte Musik, Innsbruck 2022 Bejun Mehta, Valer Sabadus, Hagen Matzeit, Samuel Marino, Eleonora Bellocci, Roberta Invernizzi, Mert Süngü, Coro Maghini, Innsbrucker Festwochen Orchester, Alessandro De Marchi 3CD

External links

• Silla, GraunWV B:I:27 (Graun): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Libretto, Library of Congress