First performance 6 August 1765 Language Italian | ||
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Similar Solimano, Artaserse, Piramo e Tisbe, Siroe, Cleofide | ||
Johann adolf hasse romolo ed ersilia sinfonia
Romolo ed Ersilia is an opera in three acts composed by Johann Adolph Hasse to an Italian-language libretto by Pietro Metastasio. The opera was commissioned by Empress Maria Theresa to celebrate the marriage of her son Leopold to Maria Luisa of Spain. The opera was first performed on 6 August 1765, the day after their wedding, in the court theatre of the Imperial Palace in Innsbruck. The opera received its first performance in modern times in 2011 during the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music.
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- Johann adolf hasse romolo ed ersilia sinfonia
- Johann adolf hasse romolo ed ersilia opening chorus sul tarpeo propizie e liete
- References
The opera is loosely based on The Rape of the Sabine Women, an episode in the legendary history of Rome, traditionally dated to 750 BC. The opera's main protagonists are Romolo (Romulus, the founder and ruler of Rome) and Ersilia (Hersilia, who became the wife of Romulus).
The same libretto was set eight years later by Josef Mysliveček and again titled Romolo ed Ersilia. The libretto also formed the basis for a 1780 ballet d'action choreographed by Charles Le Picq to music by Martín y Soler and entitled Il ratto delle Sabine.