Pompeo Magno
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Pompeo Magno (Pompeius Magnus) is an opera in three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a drama per musica. The Italian libretto was by Nicolò Minato.
[edit] Performance history
It was first performed in Venice at the Teatro S Salvatore on 20 February 1666.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, February 20, 1666 (Conductor: - ) |
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| Pompeo (Pompey) | alto | |
| Sesto (Sextus), his son | soprano | |
| Mitridate (Mithridates), King of Pontus | tenor | |
| Issicratea (Hypsicrateia), Queen of Pontus | soprano | |
| Farnace (Parnaces), her son | soprano | |
| Harpalia, her slave | soprano | |
| Cesare (Caesar) | bass | |
| Claudio (Claudius), his son | tenor | |
| Giulia (Julia), his daughter | soprano | |
| Servilio (Servilius), her lover | soprano | |
| Crasso (Crassus) | tenor |
[edit] Sources
- Clinkscale, Martha Novak, "Pompeo Magno" , The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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