Work Title
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Creso
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Alternative. Title
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Dramma per Musica / da rappresentarsi in Roma / nel nobil Teatro/ di Torre Argentina / nel corrente carnevale / dell'anno 1757. / Dedicato a Sua Eccellenza la Signora / donna Cornelia / Costanza Barberini / principessa di Palestrina.
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Composer
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Jommelli, Niccolò
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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INJ 17
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1757
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First Performance.
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1757-02-05 in Rome, Teatro Argentina
- Premiere Cast
- Gregorio Babbi (Creso)
Felice Fabiani (Ariene) Pasquale Potenza (Euriso) Vincenzo Caselli (Ciro) Vincenzo Pellefrini (Cratina) Giuseppe Vito Millico, aka Moscovita (Sibari)
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Librettist
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Gioacchino Pizzi (1716–1790)
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Language
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Italian
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Dedication
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Cornelia Costanza Barberini
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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6 voices, orchestra
- Cast
- Creso (T)
Ariene (S) Euriso (S) Ciro (S) Cratina (S) Sibari (S)
- Orchestra
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, strings, continuo
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