Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
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Composition Year | 1774 |
Genre Categories | Opera seria; Theatrical Works; Operas; |
Work Title | Demofoonte |
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Alternative. Title | Drama per musica da rappresentarsi nel nobilissimo Teatro di S. Benedetto il carnovale dell'anno 1775. |
Composer | Paisiello, Giovanni |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | R 1.45 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGP 28 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1774 |
First Performance. | 1774-1775 Carnival in Venice, Teatro San Benedetto |
Librettist | Pietro Metastasio (1698–1782) |
Language | Italian |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | 7 vocal soloists, orchestra |
InstrDetail | Dircea (S), Creusa (S), Adrasto (S), Cherinto (S), Timante (S), Demofoonte (T), Matusio (T) 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, strings, continuo |
Manuscript Sources | F-Pn, D-10150 (lacking No.7) I-Mc, Part.Tr. MS 305 (lacking No.14, 15 & 26) P-La, 45-III-34 (complete) |