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La Statira

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Composed
  
1726

Composer
  
Tomaso Albinoni

Language
  
Italian

First performance
  
1726

Librettist
  
Apostolo Zeno

La Statira

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Tomaso albinoni la statira aria vien con nuova orribil guerra


La Statira is an opera seria in three acts by the Italian composer Tomaso Albinoni with a libretto by Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati. It was first performed at the Teatro Capranica in Rome during the Carnival season of 1726. The plot concerns the rivalry between Statira and Barsimo for the throne of Persia.

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The singers in the premiere performance were:

  • Gaetano Valletta (Statira)
  • Domenico Riccio (Barsimo)
  • Francesco Costanzi (Oronte)
  • Antonio Raino (Dario)
  • Domenico Gemiresi (Arsace)
  • Albinoni la statira aria vien con nuova orribil guerra score


    References

    La Statira Wikipedia