Medonte (Sarti)

Medonte, re di Epiro ("Medonte, King of Epirus") is an opera seria in three acts by Giuseppe Sarti. The libretto was by Giovanni de Gamerra for Felice Alessandri's opera Medonte, re d'Epiro (1774) and was later set by several other composers.

For the opera by Josef Mysliveček, see Il Medonte.
Medonte
Opera seria by Giuseppe Sarti
Giuseppe Sarti
LibrettistGiovanni de Gamerra
LanguageItalian
Premiere
8 September 1777 (1777-09-08)
Teatro della Pergola, Florence

Performance history

It was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on 8 September 1777. The opera was very successful in its time.

Roles
Roles, voice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 8 September 1777[1]
Conductor: Unknown
Medonte, King of Epirus tenor Giacomo Panati
Selene, Princess of Argos in love with Arbace soprano Rosa Agostini Devizzi
Arbace, Prince of Dodone and a General of Epirus soprano castrato Giuseppe Aprile "Sciroletto"
Zelinda soprano Antonia Pacini
Evandro Soprano castrato Silvestro Fiamenghi
Talete Contralto castrato Francesco Casini Papi

References
  1. Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."Medonte, 8 September 1777". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).

Further reading
  • Medonte, re di Epiro by Marita P. McClymonds, in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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