La Cleopatra was commissioned by Empress Catherine II of Russia in 1788. Cimarosa and Moretti were instructed to keep the opera short and give it a relatively simple plot. As a result, the opera is about a hundred minutes in length which is short for an opera of that period and time. The plot is also very straightforward, lacking the typical plot twists and intrigues of other opera serias of the day. Musically the opera is made up of mostly arias with only a few duets, a quartet, a ballet, and a march. Although music critics have admired the duet at the end of act one, the ballet music, and the final quartet, the opera as a whole is not considered particularly remarkable. The work premiered at the Hermitage Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 27 September 1789.[2]
La Cleopatra with conductor Franco Piva and the Orchestra e Coro Città di Adria. Cast includes: Luisa Giannini (Cleopatra), Patrizia Morandini (Antonio), Luca Favaron (Domizio), and Maria Pia Moriyòn (Arsinoe). Released in 1996 on Bongiovanni GB label.
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Holograph Score: Library of Music Conservatory "San Pietro a Majella", Naples, Shelfmark: 13.2.11-12.
Original 1789 printed libretto: Rossiyskaya Natsional'naya Biblioteka, Saint Petersburg, Shelfmark: 13.16,2,4.
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cleopatra, cimarosa, epic, poem, girolamo, graziani, cleopatra, poem, cleopatra, 1789, opera, seria, acts, composer, domenico, cimarosa, with, italian, libretto, ferdinando, moretti, cleopatraopera, seria, domenico, cimarosathe, composerlibrettistferdinando, m. For the epic poem by Girolamo Graziani see La Cleopatra poem La Cleopatra 1789 is an opera seria in two acts by composer Domenico Cimarosa with an Italian libretto by Ferdinando Moretti 1 La CleopatraOpera seria by Domenico CimarosaThe composerLibrettistFerdinando MorettiLanguageItalianPremiere7 February 1789 1789 02 07 Theater Eremitage Saint Petersburg Contents 1 Historical background and musical analysis 2 Roles 3 Recordings 4 Sources 5 ReferencesHistorical background and musical analysis editLa Cleopatra was commissioned by Empress Catherine II of Russia in 1788 Cimarosa and Moretti were instructed to keep the opera short and give it a relatively simple plot As a result the opera is about a hundred minutes in length which is short for an opera of that period and time The plot is also very straightforward lacking the typical plot twists and intrigues of other opera serias of the day Musically the opera is made up of mostly arias with only a few duets a quartet a ballet and a march Although music critics have admired the duet at the end of act one the ballet music and the final quartet the opera as a whole is not considered particularly remarkable The work premiered at the Hermitage Theatre in Saint Petersburg Russia on 27 September 1789 2 Roles editRoles voice types premiere cast Role Voice type Premiere cast 27 September 1789 Cleopatra coloratura soprano Anna Pozzi Antonio castrato Domenico Bruni Domizio tenor Gugliemo Jermoli Arsinoe soprano Marianna GattoniRecordings editLa Cleopatra with conductor Franco Piva and the Orchestra e Coro Citta di Adria Cast includes Luisa Giannini Cleopatra Patrizia Morandini Antonio Luca Favaron Domizio and Maria Pia Moriyon Arsinoe Released in 1996 on Bongiovanni GB label Sources editHolograph Score Library of Music Conservatory San Pietro a Majella Naples Shelfmark 13 2 11 12 Original 1789 printed libretto Rossiyskaya Natsional naya Biblioteka Saint Petersburg Shelfmark 13 16 2 4 References edit La Cleopatra von Domenico Cimarosa Archived from the original on 2008 04 19 Retrieved 2008 06 07 Opera Today CIMAROSA Cleopatra Portal nbsp Opera nbsp This article about an Italian language opera is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Cleopatra Cimarosa amp oldid 1061460072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
