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Antonio Vivaldi

Arsilda, regina di Ponto

Arsilda, regina di Ponto is a dramma per musica by Antonio Vivaldi to a libretto by Domenico Lalli. The opera was first performed at the Teatro Sant'Angelo in Venice on 27 or 28 October

Plot#

The plot was considered rather controversial at the time and led originally to censorship of the opera. It involves the title character falling in love with another woman dressed as a man.

Recordings#

  • Singers: Simonetta Cavalli, Lucia Sciannimanico, Elena Cecchi Fedi, Nicky Kennedy, Joseph Cornwell, Sergio Foresti, Alessandra Rossi. Conductor: Federico Maria Sardelli. Orchestra: Modo Antiquo, Coro da Camera Italiano. Date: 15–24 July 2001. Issued: 2004. Label: CPO 999 740-2 3CD
  • José Coca Loza, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (mezzo-soprano), Benedetta Mazzucato, Marie Lys (soprano), Shira Patchornik, Nicolò Balducci, Leonardo Cortellazzi, La Cetra Basel, Andrea Marcon Naive 3CD 2025
Composer
Antonio Vivaldi