Oristeo

Francesco Cavalli
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Oristeo is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a dramma per musica. The Italian libretto was by Giovanni Faustini.

The opera is notable for containing one of the first examples of a da capo aria, Udite amanti, sung by Corinta.

Performance history

It was first performed in Venice on the occasion of the inauguration of the Teatro S Apollinare on 9 February 1651.

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, 1651 (Conductor: - )
Diomeda, Princess of Caonia	soprano
Oristeo, King of Epirus	baritone or bass
Euralio, his son	soprano
Trasimede, Prince of Archaea	tenor
Corinta, Princess of Locri	soprano

References

Sources

• Amadeus Almanac, accessed 4 November 2008
• Clinksdale, Martha Novak, " Oristeo ", The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7