Antonio Vivaldi
Scanderbeg (Vivaldi)
Scanderbeg (; RV 732) is an opera (dramma per musica) in three acts composed by Antonio Vivaldi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Salvi. It was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence
Synopsis#
The subject of the opera is Skanderbeg, who is presented as the king of Albania, but also as an ethnic Greek.
Recordings#
Two arias from the opera’s second act, “S’a voi penso, o luci belle” (Ormondo) and “Con palme ed allori” (Scanderbeg), can be heard on Arie ritrovate sung by contralto Sonia Prina with the Accademia Bizantina, conducted by Ottavio Dantone (Naïve Records).
References#
Notes Sources *Colas, Damien and Di Profio, Alessandro (2009). D’une scène à l’autre, l’opéra italien en Europe: Les pérégrinations d’un genre. Mardaga. *Holmes, William (1994). Opera Observed: Views of a Florentine Impresario in the Early Eighteenth Century. University of Chicago Press. *Strohm, Reinhard (2008a). The Operas of Antonio Vivaldi. Florence: Olschki.
Further reading#
*Strohm, Reinhard (2008b). Essays on Handel and Italian Opera. Cambridge University Press.
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi