| Work Title
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Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe
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| Alternative. Title
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Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nella Villa Real di Pillnitz in occasione delle doppie Auguste nozze celebrate in Dresda l'Anno 1747
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| Composer
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Gluck, Christoph Willibald
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Wq.12 ; GluckWV 1.11
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICG 24
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 acts
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1747
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| First Performance.
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1747/06/29 in Pillnitz (near Dresden)
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| First Publication.
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1914 or before
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| Librettist
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Unknown
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| Language
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Italian
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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voices, orchestra
- Cast
- Giove (tenor)
Ebe (soprano)
Giunone (alto)
Ercole (soprano)
- Orchestra
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, continuo
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| External Links
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Wotquenne (listing) ; Wotquenne (musical incipits)
Wikipedia article
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| Extra Information
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The final chorus is sung by the four soloists, followed by a Licenza (recitative and aria) for an unnamed soprano voice.
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