Erismena
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Erismena is a 17th-century opera by Italian composer Francesco Cavalli, known as one of the earliest operas to be translated into English and performed in Restoration England.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 17th century ⓘ |
| composer | Francesco Cavalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1655 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue | Teatro Sant’Apollinare, Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dramma per musica
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasAriaType |
arioso
ⓘ
strophic arias ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alcesta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aldimira NERFINISHED ⓘ Argippo NERFINISHED ⓘ Clerio NERFINISHED ⓘ Clerio’s servant NERFINISHED ⓘ Diarte NERFINISHED ⓘ Erismena NERFINISHED ⓘ Flerida NERFINISHED ⓘ Idraspe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ormindo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasManuscript | English-language score manuscript held in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasModernEdition | critical edition prepared in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasModernPerformance |
performed at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2017
ⓘ
revived in historically informed performances in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasNumberType |
chorus
ⓘ
ensemble ⓘ recitative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-dressing
ⓘ
disguise ⓘ love and jealousy ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Restoration England reception of Italian opera ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Monteverdian opera tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Aurelio Aureli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest operas performed in Restoration England
ⓘ
being one of the earliest operas translated into English ⓘ |
| partOf | 17th-century Venetian opera repertoire ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Giasone (opera by Cavalli)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ormindo (opera by Cavalli) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a fictional kingdom in the East ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and three acts ⓘ |
| style | Venetian Baroque opera ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
| vocalForces | solo voices and continuo with small Baroque orchestra ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | a chivalric romance tradition ⓘ |
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