Britannico, GraunWV B:I:24 (Graun, Karl Heinrich)

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Kingfisher (2013/3/4)

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Misc. Notes Vocal part entrusted to the clarinet register.
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Tito Manlio (2014/7/13)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1751).
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn): D-4999
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Boccaccio (2010/2/7)

Copyist Johann Gottfried Siebe (d. 1776)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1751-55).
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Misc. Notes Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden (D-Dl): Mus.2953-F-17
Schrank II coll.
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Kingfisher (2012/11/3)

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Misc. Notes After manuscript in BNF Paris.
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Tito Manlio (2022/8/22)

Language Italian & German
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Haude e Spener, 1751.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus. T 67
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Work Title Britannico
Alternative. Title Tragedia per musica da rappresentarsi nel Regio Teatro di Berlino per odrine di sua maestà l'anno 1751.
Composer Graun, Karl Heinrich
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. GraunWV B:I:24
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IKG 15
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
First Performance. 1751-12-17 in Berlin, Hofoper
Premiere Cast
Giovanni Carestini
Giovanna Astrua (Agrippina)
Benedetta Emilia Agricola
Antonio Romani
Anton Hubert, aka Porporino
Paolo Bedeschi (Burro)
Librettist Leopoldo de Villati (1701-1752) after Jean Racine’s Britannicus
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 7 vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra

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