Elena (Cavalli)
Elena is a dramma per musica in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli, set to a libretto originally by Giovanni Faustini that was completed by Nicolò Minato. The opera was first performed in Venice at the Teatro San Cassiano; the dedication is dated to 26 December 1659.
Recordings[]
- live Aix-en-Provence Festival, July 2013. DVD - conductor Leonardo García Alarcón, director Jean-Yves Ruf, Ricercar[1]
References[]
Sources[]
- Walker, Thomas & Alm, Irene (2001). "Francesco Cavalli: Works". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.
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- Operas
- Operas by Francesco Cavalli
- 1659 operas
- Opera world premieres at the Teatro San Cassiano
- Italian-language opera stubs