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Antonio Vivaldi

Tito Manlio

Tito Manlio (; RV 738) is an opera (dramma per musica) in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi, to a libretto by Matteo Noris. It was written in celebration of the marriage of Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt

Synopsis#

The opera is about the story of Titus Manlius Torquatus, consul of Rome and the conflict between him and the region of Latium.

Recordings#

• 1978 — Giancarlo Luccardi (Tito Manlio), Rose Wagemann (Manlio), Julia Hamari (Servilia), Birgit Finnilä (Vitellia), Margaret Marshall (Lucio), Domenico Trimarchi (Lindo), Norma Lerer (Decio), Claes H. Ahnsjö (Geminio) — Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Vittorio Negri — 4 CD Philips Classics Records (recorded in 1978, remastered in 1990 on CD, it’s regarded as the complete reference recording and was included in the Philips Vivaldi Edition) • 2005 — Ottavio Dantone conducting the Academia Bizantina - 3 CD Naïve Records Recorded at the Beaune International Baroque opera festival

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Antonio Vivaldi