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composed more than 40 operas. Less than a dozen have been recorded. L'Orione an opera in three acts and a prologue is about No. 27 and was first heard in Milan in 1653 to celebrate the election of Ferdinand IV as King of the Romans. This September 27, 1998 performance (in a new critical edition by Andrea Marcon derived from the manuscript in the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice) in Venice is the first in the modem era. The plot is derived from the ancient Greek legend of the giant Orion told in Ovid's Fasti, rewritten in Natale Conte's Mythologiae, and finally dramatized in Francesco Meloslo's libretto for Cavalli. The libretto takes the opportunity for humor, using the plight of the blind Orion to make fun of the gods, as was common in so many Venetian librettos of the time. The libretto had originally been written for the Teatro San Moise, Venice in 1642.
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ReplyDeleteDear Otto, first of all, thank you so much for this splendid album! Unfortunately part1 is missing from the set. I know that it's been released a long time ago, but would it be possible that you still have that part and could make it available? Thanks in advance!
ReplyDeleteCould you please upload scans ? :(
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