- Orazi e Curiazi
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This article is about the Mercadante opera. For the Cimarosa opera, see Gli Orazi e i Curiazi.
Saverio Mercadante Operas- Elisa e Claudio (1821)
- Il giuramento (1837)
- Elena da Feltre (1839)
- La vestale (1840)
- Orazi e Curiazi (1846)
- Virginia (1866)
Orazi e Curiazi (The Horatii and the Curiatii) is an opera by the Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. It takes the form of a tragedia lirica in three acts. The libretto, by Salvadore Cammarano is based on the Roman legend of the fight between the Horatii and the Curiatii. It was first performed at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples on 10 November 1846.
Roles
Role Voice type Premiere Cast
Conductor: Antonio FarelliOrazio baritone Pietro Balzar Curiazio tenor Gaetano Fraschini Old Orazio bass Marco Arati Old Curiazio tenor Capranica Jr. Camilla soprano Erminia Frezzolini Sabina mezzo-soprano Anna Salvetti High Priest tenor Teofilo Rossi Recordings
Year Cast
(Orazio, Camilla, Curiazio, Old Orazio)Conductor,
Opera House and OrchestraLabel[1] 1975 Christian du Plessis,
Janet Price,
Richard Greager,
Malcolm KingKenneth Montgomery,
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra and Choir
(Recording of a concert performance given by Opera Rara in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 27 April)78rpm: Unique Opera Records Corporation
Cat: UORC 2501993 Nelly Miricioiu,
Anthony Michaels-Moore,
Marcus Jerome,
Alastair MilesDavid Parry,
Philharmonia Orchestra and the Mitchell ChoirAudio CD: Opera Rara
ORC 12References
- Notes
- Sources
- Holden, Amanda, ed. The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc., 2001 ISBN 0 140 29312 4
- Amadeus Online
Categories:- Operas by Saverio Mercadante
- Italian-language operas
- 1846 operas
- Operas
- Teatro San Carlo world premieres
- Italian-language opera stubs
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