Il Xerse (Cavalli, Francesco)

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Work Title Il Xerse
Alternative. Title Xerxes, opera italien orné d'entrées de ballet representé dans la grande galerie des peintures du louvre devant le Roy après son mariage avec marie therese d'autriche infante d'espagne. L'an 1660. Le Seigneur Francesco Cavalli en a fait la Musique & les Airs de Ballet ont esté composez par Jean Baptiste de Lully Surintendant de la Musique de la Chambre. Recueilly par le S.r Fossard ordinaire de la Musique du Roy. L'an 1695
Name Translations Xerse; Xerxes; Kserkso
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177445952; LCCN: no96048329; GND: 1057856126; BNF: 13910376d; NLA: 35777467; BNE: XX3498309
Composer Cavalli, Francesco
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 15
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 Prolog, 5 Acts (+ Ouverture & 6 ballets added by Lully)
First Performance. 1654-01-12 in Venice, Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Paris, with Lully's added scores : Galerie du Louvre, 1660
Librettist Niccolò Minato (ca.1627-1698)
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Xerse (Fa 4), Elviro (Ut 3), Arsamene (Ut 3), Romilda (Ut 1), Adelanta (Ut 1), Eumene (Ut 1), Amastre (Ut 1), Aristone (Fa 4), Ariodate (Ut 4), Clito (Ut 1), Periarco (Fa 4). - Orchestre : Sol 1, Ut 1, Ut 2, Ut 3, Fa 4.