Arsilda, regina di Ponto

Arsilda, regina di Ponto
Dramma per musica by Antonio Vivaldi
Probable portrait of Antonio Vivaldi, c. 1723
LanguageItalian
Premiere
October 1716 (1716)
Teatro Sant'Angelo, Venice

Arsilda, regina di Ponto is a dramma per musica by Antonio Vivaldi. The opera was first performed at the Teatro Sant'Angelo in Venice on 27 or 28 October 1716.[1]

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere cast, 1716
(Conductor: – )
Arsilda mezzo-soprano Anna Vincenza Dotti
Nicandro soprano (en travesti) Antonia Pellizzari
Cisardo bass Angelo Zannoni
Tamese tenor Annibale Pio Fabri
Barzane soprano castrato Carlo Valcata
Mirinda soprano Maria Teresa Cotti
Lisea mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Fabbri

Plot

The plot was considered rather controversial at the time and led originally to censorship of the opera. It involves the title character falling in love with another woman dressed as a man.

Recordings

Conductor: Federico Maria Sardelli. Orchestra: Modo Antiquo, Coro da Camera Italiano. Singers: Simonetta Cavalli, Lucia Sciannimanico, Elena Cecchi Fedi, Nicky Kennedy, Joseph Cornwell, Sergio Foresti, Alessandra Rossi. Date: 15–24 July 2001. Issued: 2004. Label: CPO 999 740-2

References

  1. ^ "italianopera.org". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2019-05-27.


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