La Sofonisba, Wq.5 (Gluck, Christoph Willibald)

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1744).
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn): D.4714
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Misc. Notes Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna (A-Wn): Mus.Hs.17661 (3)
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Work Title La Sofonisba
Alternative. Title Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nel Regio-Ducal Teatro di Milano nel carnovale dell'anno 1744.
Composer Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Wq.1A.5
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICG 34
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1743 ca.
First Performance. 1744/01/18 in Milan, Teatro Regio Ducal [more...]
Premiere Cast
Settimio Canini (Cornelio Scipione)
Giovanni Carestini (Siface)
Caterina Aschieri (Sofonisba)
Domenica Casarini (Janisbe)
Rosalia Andreides (Massinissa)
Giuseppa Useda (Vermina)
Francesco Trivulzi (Mezetulo)
Librettist Francesco Silvani (ca.1660–ca.1728-44)
Pietro Metastasio (1698–1782)
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 7 voices, orchestra
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