Demofoonte (Gluck)
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Demofoonte is a dramma per musica or opera in 3 acts by composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. The work uses an Italian language libretto by Pietro Metastasio. The opera premiered on 6 January 1743 at the Teatro Regio Ducal in Milan.[1]
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast[1] Conductor: |
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| Demofoonte | [castrato] | |
| Dircea | soprano | |
| Adrasto | tenor | |
| Matusio | bass | |
| Creusa | soprano | |
| Cherinto | castrato | |
| Olinto | castrato | |
| Timante | castrato | Giovanni Carestini| |
Revivals
The first modern performance of the opera will take place at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria on November 23, 2014. The opera will be conducted by Alan Curtis (harpsichordist), featuring his Il Complesso Barocco as well as Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen in the primo uomo role of Timante. [2]
References
- 1 2 Casaglia, Gherardo (2005).[http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco?r=&alm_giorno=06&alm_mese=01&alm_anno=1743&alm_testo=Demofoonte "Demofoonte, 6 January 1743"]. Almanacco Amadeus (Italian).
- ↑ http://www.theater-wien.at/index.php/de/spielplan/production/153436
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