La Statira is an opera seria in three acts by the Italian composer Tomaso Albinoni with a libretto by Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati. It was first performed at the Teatro Capranica in Rome during the Carnival season of 1726. The plot concerns the rivalry between Statira and Barsimo for the throne of Persia.
| La Statira | |
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| Opera seria by Tomaso Albinoni | |
 Portrait of the composer | |
| Librettist |
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| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 1726 Teatro Capranica, Rome |
The singers in the premiere performance were:[1][failed verification]
| Roles | Voice type | Premiere cast, 18 February 1726 |
|---|---|---|
| Statira | castrato soprano | Gaetano Valletta |
| Barsina | castrato soprano | Domenico Ricci |
| Oronte | tenor | Giovanni Francesco Costanzi |
| Dario | castrato soprano | Giovanni Antonio Reina |
| Arsace | castrato soprano | Domenico Genovesi |
| Oribasio | tenor | Gaetano Leuzzi |
| Idaspe | contralto castrato (?) | Domenico Antonio Angellini |
References
edit- ^ Giazotto, Remo (1945). Tomaso Albinoni. Fratelli Bocca. p. 68.
Further reading
edit- Holden, Amanda (ed.), The Viking Opera Guide, Viking, 1993
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