Work Title
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Giustino
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Alternative. Title
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Name Translations
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ジュスティーノ
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176846135; LCCN: no2003005459; GND: 300064675; BNF: 13944576j
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Composer
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Handel, George Frideric
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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HWV 37
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGH 210
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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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1736 (August 14 to October 10)
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First Performance.
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1737-2-16 in London, Covent Garden Theatre
- Gioacchino Conti, called "Gizziello" (Anastasio)
Anna Maria Strada del Pò (Arianna) Domenico Annibali (Giustino) Francesca Bertolli (Leocasta) Maria Caterina Negri (Amanzio) John Beard (Vitaliano) Henry Theodore Reinhold (Polidarte) William Savage (La Fortuna)
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Librettist
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Unknown; after Nicolò Beregan/Pietro Pariati, 1724
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Language
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Italian
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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voices, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Anastasio (soprano-castrato)
Arianna (soprano) Giustino (alto-castrato) Leocasta (alto) Amanzio (alto) Vitaliano (tenor) Polidarte (bass) La Fortuna (boy soprano)
Orchestra
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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