Telemaco (Gluck)
Telemaco, ossia L'isola di Circe (Telemachus, or Circe's Island) is an operatic dramma per musica in two acts by Christoph Willibald Gluck. The Italian libretto was written by Marco Coltellini after Carlo Sigismondo Capece's libretto for Scarlatti's 1718 opera Telemaco.
The opera was written for the wedding of the Emperor (to be) Joseph II and Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria.
Performance history[]
The first performance was at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 30 January 1765.
Roles[]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 30 January 1765[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Ulisse | tenor | |
| Circe | soprano | Elisabeth Teyber |
| Telemaco | alto castrato | Gaetano Guadagni |
| Asteria | soprano | Rosa Tartaglini |
| Merione | soprano castrato | Luca Fabris |
References[]
Notes
- ^ Moratto, p. 31; Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Telemaco, 30 January 1765". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Sources
- Hayes, Jeremy: "Telemaco" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
- Moratto, Lucia: Fra tradizione e riforma: il Telemaco di Coltellini e Gluck, pp. 30-39, rodoni.ch, (in Italian)
External links[]
- Telemaco, Wq.34 (Gluck): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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