Atenaide | |
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Opera by Antonio Vivaldi | |
Librettist | Apostolo Zeno |
Language | Italian |
Premiere | 29 December 1728 |
Atenaide ( RV 702) is an opera by Antonio Vivaldi to a revised edition of a 1709 libretto by Apostolo Zeno for Caldara. [1] It was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on 29 December 1728 for the 1729 Carnival season. [2]
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast:
[3] 29 December 1728, Florence |
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Teodosio II, emperor, in love with Atenaide | soprano castrato | Gaetano Valletta |
Atenaide (also called Eudossa), Leontino's daughter | soprano | Giustina Turcotti |
Pulcheria, Teodosio's sister | contralto | Anna Girò |
Varane, son of Isdegarde (King of Persia), also in love with Atenaide | contralto | Lisabetta Moro |
Leontino | tenor | Annibal Pio Fabbri |
Marziano, general of Teodosio, in love with Pulcheria | contralto | Anna Maria Faini |
Probo, praetorian prefect, also in love with Pulcheria | tenor | Gaetano Baroni |
Atenaide | |
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Opera by Antonio Vivaldi | |
Librettist | Apostolo Zeno |
Language | Italian |
Premiere | 29 December 1728 |
Atenaide ( RV 702) is an opera by Antonio Vivaldi to a revised edition of a 1709 libretto by Apostolo Zeno for Caldara. [1] It was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on 29 December 1728 for the 1729 Carnival season. [2]
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast:
[3] 29 December 1728, Florence |
---|---|---|
Teodosio II, emperor, in love with Atenaide | soprano castrato | Gaetano Valletta |
Atenaide (also called Eudossa), Leontino's daughter | soprano | Giustina Turcotti |
Pulcheria, Teodosio's sister | contralto | Anna Girò |
Varane, son of Isdegarde (King of Persia), also in love with Atenaide | contralto | Lisabetta Moro |
Leontino | tenor | Annibal Pio Fabbri |
Marziano, general of Teodosio, in love with Pulcheria | contralto | Anna Maria Faini |
Probo, praetorian prefect, also in love with Pulcheria | tenor | Gaetano Baroni |