Cajo Mario

Cajo Mario is an opera seria in 3 acts by composer Niccolò Jommelli. The opera's Italian language libretto by Gaetano Roccaforte is based on Lucius Anneus Florus's Tito Livio e Plutarco. All of the parts are written for castrati. The work premiered on 6 February 1746 at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.[1]

Roles

Role Premiere Cast[1]
Conductor:
Cajo Mario Litterio Ferrai
Marzia Giuseppe Chiaramonte
Annio Gioacchino Conti
Rodope Giuseppe Casoni
Lucio Domenico Giardini
Aquilio Alessandro Veroni

References

  1. 1 2 Casaglia, Gherardo (2005).[http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco?r=&alm_giorno=06&alm_mese=02&alm_anno=1746&alm_testo=Cajo_Mario "Cajo Mario, 6 February 1746"]. Almanacco Amadeus (Italian).
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