Work Title
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Perseo
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Alternative. Title
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Perseo. Festa di camera per musica per il felicissimo e gloriosissimo nome [...] di Carlo VI, Imperadore de' Romani sempre Augusto, l'anno 1738.
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Composer
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Predieri, Luca Antonio
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ILP 5
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1738
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First Performance.
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1738/11/04 in Vienna
- Premiere Cast
- Gaetano Orsini (Perseo)
Christoph Praun (Cefeo) Domenico Genovesi (Cassiopea) Theresia Holzhauser-Reutterin (Andromeda) Giuseppe Monteriso (Agenore)
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Librettist
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Pietro Pariati (1665–1733)
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Language
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Italian
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Dedication
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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
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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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5 voices (SSSAB), mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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InstrDetail
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oboes?, 2 bassoons, dulcimer (salterio), violin obbligato, strings, continuo
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