Scipione affricano
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Scipione affricano (Scipio Africanus) is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a dramma per musica. The Italian libretto was by Nicolò Minato.
Performance history
It was first performed in Venice at the Teatro SS Giovanni e Paolo on 9 February 1664. It was also given in Rome in 1671 with the castrato Giovanni Francesco Grossi as a celebrated Siface. Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani produced a greatly revised version of the opera for the Carnival of Venice in 1678.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, February 9, 1664 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Asdrubale | tenor | |
| Ericlea | soprano | |
| Luceio | soprano | |
| Polinio | soprano | |
| Siface | alto | Giovanni Francesco Grossi |
| Massanissa | bass | |
| Sofonisba | soprano |
References
- Sources
- Amadeus Almanac, accessed 4 November 2008
- Clinksdale, Martha Novak, "Scipione affricano" , The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7es:La clemencia de Escipión#Ópera
