Scipione affricano
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, based on Livy's "The Continence of Scipio".
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, 9 February 1664[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Asdrubale | tenor | |
| Ericlea | soprano | |
| Luceio | soprano | |
| Polinio | soprano | |
| Siface | alto castrato | Giovanni Francesco Grossi |
| Massanissa | bass | |
| Sofonisba | soprano |
References[]
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Scipione affricano, 9 February 1664". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Further reading[]
- Clinkscale, Martha Novak, "Scipione affricano", The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
| Operas |
|
|---|---|
 Category:Operas by Francesco Cavalli | |
Categories:
- Italian-language operas
- Operas by Francesco Cavalli
- 1664 operas
- Operas set in ancient Rome
- Operas