Telemaco, ossia L'isola di Circe (Telemachus, or Circe's Island) is an
operatic
dramma per musica in two acts by
Christoph Willibald Gluck. The Italian
libretto was written by
Marco Coltellini after
Carlo Sigismondo Capece's libretto for
Scarlatti's 1718 opera
Telemaco.
The opera was written for the wedding of the Emperor (to be) Joseph II and Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria.
The first performance was at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 30 January 1765.
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 30 January 1765 [1] |
---|---|---|
Ulisse | tenor | Giuseppe Tibaldi |
Circe | soprano | Elisabeth Teyber |
Telemaco | alto castrato | Gaetano Guadagni |
Asteria | soprano | Rosa Tartaglini |
Merione | soprano castrato | Luca Fabris |
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Telemaco, ossia L'isola di Circe (Telemachus, or Circe's Island) is an
operatic
dramma per musica in two acts by
Christoph Willibald Gluck. The Italian
libretto was written by
Marco Coltellini after
Carlo Sigismondo Capece's libretto for
Scarlatti's 1718 opera
Telemaco.
The opera was written for the wedding of the Emperor (to be) Joseph II and Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria.
The first performance was at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 30 January 1765.
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 30 January 1765 [1] |
---|---|---|
Ulisse | tenor | Giuseppe Tibaldi |
Circe | soprano | Elisabeth Teyber |
Telemaco | alto castrato | Gaetano Guadagni |
Asteria | soprano | Rosa Tartaglini |
Merione | soprano castrato | Luca Fabris |
Notes
Sources