Ormindo

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Ormindo is a 1644 opera by Italian Baroque composer Francesco Cavalli, known for its blend of comic and serious elements and its importance in early Venetian opera.

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instanceOf opera
associatedCity Venice NERFINISHED
catalogueStatus one of Cavalli's best-known operas
composer Francesco Cavalli NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1644
form recitative and aria
genre Italian Baroque opera
dramma per musica
opera
historicalPeriod early Venetian opera
influencedField modern interest in Cavalli operas
language Italian
librettist Giovanni Faustini NERFINISHED
movement Baroque
musicalStyle arioso passages
stile rappresentativo
notableCharacteristic blend of comic and serious elements
example of early Venetian public opera
notableProduction Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1967 production NERFINISHED
originalAudience public opera-going audience in Venice
performancePractice originally written for castrato and female voices
uses continuo accompaniment
premiereLocation Venice NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre Teatro San Cassiano NERFINISHED
principalCharacter Agenore NERFINISHED
Amida NERFINISHED
Destiny (La Fortuna) NERFINISHED
Erice NERFINISHED
Erisbe NERFINISHED
Hariadeno NERFINISHED
Melide NERFINISHED
Mirinda NERFINISHED
Nerillo NERFINISHED
Ormindo NERFINISHED
Sicle NERFINISHED
relatedWorkByComposer Giasone NERFINISHED
La Calisto NERFINISHED
revival 20th-century revival in modern performance practice
settingOfOpera Anfa in Morocco
structure prologue and three acts
thematicElement disguise
jealousy
love
reconciliation
timePeriodOfComposition 1640s

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