Astarto (Bononcini, Giovanni)

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): MS 83
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Copyist John Walsh
Publisher. Info. John Walsh (London), 1720.
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Editor Dragan Karolic (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info. Music Edition Baroque Opera, 2020.
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Misc. Notes Additional aria, originally sung by Senesino. For parts visit baroque-opera.com. Follow the score with audio on YouTube.
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Act I, Sc.10. Duet: Mio caro ben

Editor Dragan Karolic (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info. Music Edition Baroque Opera, 2020.
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Editor Claus Fischer (b. 1975)
Publisher. Info. Kingfisher
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Misc. Notes Source: Astartus. J. Walsh, London n.d. (score without recitatives). - Facsimile reprint: Arnaldo Forni, Bologna 1984.
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Amante e sposa

Publisher. Info. [London]: Unidentified publisher, n.d.(ca.1720).
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D156/21
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9 more: Amante e sposa (A major, transposed) • Care pupille (original key) • Care pupille (B minor, transposed) • Così fedele • L'esperto nocchiero (original key) • L'esperto nocchiero (A major, transposed) • L'esperto nocchiero (D major, transposed) • Oh quanto invidia il cor • Sapete che in amor

Editor Francesco Marco Algeri
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For Keyboard (Duncan)
Arranger Andrew Paul Duncan
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General Information

Work Title Astarto
Alternative. Title Dramma per musica in tre atti
Composer Bononcini, Giovanni
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGB 12
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
First Performance. 1715-01 in Rome, Teatro Capranica A
1720-11-19 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket B
Librettist Apostolo Zeno, with Pietro Pariati; revised by Paolo Antonio Rolli
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra