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Scanderbeg (opera)

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Composed
  
1718

Composer
  
Antonio Vivaldi

Language
  
Italian

First performance
  
22 June 1718

Librettist
  
Antonio Salvi

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Scanderbeg ([ˈskanderbeɡ]; RV 732) is an opera (dramma per musica) in three acts composed by Antonio Vivaldi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Salvi. It was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on 22 June 1718 to mark the re-opening of the theatre to public performances. While the libretto has been preserved, only fragments of the original score remain.

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Synopsis

The subject of the opera is Skanderbeg, the 15th-century Albanian hero.

Recordings

Two arias the opera's second act, "S'a voi penso, o luci belle" (Ormondo) and "Con palme ed allori" (Scanderbeg), can be heard on Arie ritrovate sung by contralto Sonia Prina with the Accademia Bizantina, conducted by Ottavio Dantone (Naïve Records).

References

Scanderbeg (opera) Wikipedia