L'incoronazione di Dario
Encyclopedia
L'incoronazione di Dario is a dramma per musica
by Antonio Vivaldi
with an Italian libretto
by Adriano Morselli. The opera
was first performed at the Teatro Sant'Angelo in Venice
on 23 January 1717.
Dramma per musica
Dramma per musica is a term which was used by dramatists in Italy and elsewhere between the late-17th and mid-19th centuries...
by Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe...
with an Italian libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
by Adriano Morselli. The opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
was first performed at the Teatro Sant'Angelo in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
on 23 January 1717.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast 23 January 1717 |
|---|---|---|
| Flora | contralto Contralto Contralto is the deepest female classical singing voice, with the lowest tessitura, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. It typically ranges between the F below middle C to the second G above middle C , although at the extremes some voices can reach the E below middle C or the second B above... |
Rosa Mignati |
| Arpago | soprano Soprano A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody... |
Antonia Pellizzari |
| Oronte | soprano castrato Castrato A castrato is a man with a singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto voice produced either by castration of the singer before puberty or one who, because of an endocrinological condition, never reaches sexual maturity.Castration before puberty prevents a boy's... |
Carlo Cristini |
| Alinda | soprano | Maria Teresa Cotti |
| Niceno | bass Bass (voice type) A bass is a type of male singing voice and possesses the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C... |
Angelo Zannoni |
| Argene | contralto | Anna Maria Fabbri |
| Statira | contralto | Anna Vincenza Dotti |
| Dario | tenor Tenor The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2... |
Annibale Pio Fabri |
Recordings
- 1986 John Elwes, Gérard LesneGérard LesneGérard Lesne is a French countertenor. He also the founder and artistic director of the baroque music ensemble, Il Seminario Musicale...
, Henri Ledroit, Michel Verschaeve, Ensemble Baroque de Nice dir. Gilbert BezzinaGilbert BezzinaGilbert Bezzina is a French violinist and conductor of baroque opera.Gilbert Bezzina studied violin at the Conservatory of Nice and continues to perform and record as a violinist....
. Harmonia Mundi. HMA 1901235-37.