Les Horaces

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Operas by Antonio Salieri

Armida (1771)
La fiera di Venezia (1772)
Europa riconosciuta (1778)
La scuola de' gelosi (1778)
Der Rauchfangkehrer (1781)
Il ricco d'un giorno (1784)
Les Danaïdes (1784)
Les Horaces (1786)
Prima la musica e poi le parole (1786)
Tarare (1787)
Axur, re d'Ormus (1788)
La cifra (1789)
Palmira, regina di Persia (1795)
Falstaff (1799)
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Les Horaces (The Horatii) is an operatic tragédie lyrique by Antonio Salieri. The text was by Nicolas-François Guillard after Pierre Corneille's Horace.

The opera was commissioned by the Paris Opera after the success of Salieri's Les Danaïdes with the company.

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[edit] Performance history

Les Horaces was first performed in Versailles on 2 December 1786. Unfortunately it was not well received. [1] The failure of the opera to some extent has been blamed on the lack luster performances of the original performers. [2]

[edit] Roles

Cast Voice type Premiere, December 2, 1786[3]
(Conductor: - )
Camille soprano
Curiace tenor
Gran sacerdote bass
Jeune Horace tenor
Una compagna di Camille soprano
Vieil Horace bass

[edit] References

  1. ^ Classy Classical: Antonio Salieri: Truth or Fiction
  2. ^ Antonio Salieri
  3. ^ Opera Manager - Opera: Antonio Salieri Horaces, Les

[edit] Sources

Horaces, Les by John A Rice, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7

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