- La verità in cimento
La verità in cimento ("Truth in ordeal") is an
opera byAntonio Vivaldi to alibretto byGiovanni Palazzi . The opera, which is Vivaldi's 13th, was premiered during the Carnival atVenice in1720 . The work is listed as RV739 in the Vivaldi catalogue.Roles
ynopsis
Mamud had two sons, one by his favourite Damira, one by the Sultana Rustena. He had them exchanged at birth, so that Melindo, in truth the son of Damira, is thought to be the legitimate heir, a position rightfuly held by Zelim. When the marriage is proposed of Melindo to Rosane, the heiress to another Sultanate, (and in fact beloved by Zelim), Mamud resolves to reveal the true state of affairs. After various twists and turns, Zelim marries Rosane but arranges for Melindo to rule Rosane's country, which leaves everyone satisfied.
Recording
*Ensemble Matheus, cond.
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (2002)References
*Frédéric Delaméa, tr. Charles Johnston, essays in booklet accompanying recording referred to above.
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