L'Eraclea

Eraclea ("Heraclea") is an opera (dramma per musica) composed by Leonardo Vinci on a libretto by Silvio Stampiglia.

Eraclea
Opera by Leonardo Vinci
Frontispiece and cast from the libretto of the 1724 Naples premiere of l'Eraclea by Leonardo Vinci
LibrettistSilvio Stampiglia
LanguageItalian
Premiere
1 October 1724 (1724-10-01)

It was first performed in Naples, at the Teatro San Bartolomeo on 1st October 1724.

The castrato Farinelli, then only 19 years old, sang one of his first roles in it.

Roles

Roles, voice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type Premiere cast[1]
Eraclea contralto Vittoria Tesi, aka La Moretta
Flavia

Daughter of Eraclea

soprano Anna Maria Strada, aka La Stradina
Marcello

Roman consul

tenor Francesco Guicciardi
Irene

Other daughter of Eraclea

soprano Anna Guglielmini
Decio

Capuan knight

contralto Diana Vico
Damiro

Syracusan knight

castrato Carlo Broschi, aka Farinelli
Iliso

Syracusan knight

contralto Caterina L[...]

Recordings

  • Io gelosa non sono... Il ruscelletto amante (Flavia, act I, sc.15)

on Amate Stelle - Arias For Anna Maria Strada: Marie Lys (soprano), Abchordis Ensemble, Andrea Buccarella. Glossa, GCD923536, 2023.

  • Aprirti il seno (Iliso, act II, sc.4)

on Leonardo Vinci: Alto Arias: Filippo Mineccia (alto) & Francesca Cassinari (soprano), Stile galante, Stefano Aresi. Pan Classics, PC10297, 2014.

  • In questa mia tempesta

on Leonardo Vinci: Alto Arias: Filippo Mineccia (alto) & Francesca Cassinari (soprano), Stile galante, Stefano Aresi. Pan Classics, PC10297, 2014.

and on Max Emanuel Cencic: Arie Napoletane: Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor), Il Pomo D'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev. Decca, 2015.

References

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