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Vivaldi - Curtis
Ercole su'l Termodonte
(1723)Dramma per musica in three acts, edited by Alessandro Ciccolini and Alan Curtis
Duration: 130 minutes
English
Deutsch
Music Text
Libretto by Antonio Salvi (I)
Scoring
5S,2A,T; mixed chorus;
2(opt).2.0.0-0.1.0.0-timp(opt)-hpd-continuo-solo vln-strings;
on-stage: 2vln
Abbreviations (PDF)
Publisher
B&B
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
Roles
DIANA | Soprano |
IPPOLITA | Soprano |
ANTIOPE | Soprano |
MARTESIA | Soprano |
ALCESTE | Soprano |
TESEO | Alto |
TELAMONE | Alto |
ERCOLE | Tenor |
Repertoire Note
This important opera, performed in Rome a year earlier than Vivaldi's Il Giustino, and including the young Carestini in its cast, was long thought to be lost. Nearly all the arias have however been found, some missing their orchestral accompaniments, in various locations, and the lost recitatives and other missing parts have been composed by Alessandro Ciccolini.
Moods
Dramatic
Subjects
Recommended Recording
Stains / Nesi / Cherici / Dordolo / Bartoli / Scotting / Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis / directed by John Pascoe (Spoleto Festival, 2006)
Dynamic (2007)