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Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne

Opera by Francesco Cavalli

Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne
Summary

Opera by Francesco Cavalli

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Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne (The Loves of Apollo and Daphne) is an opera by the Italian composer Francesco Cavalli. It was Cavalli's second operatic work and was premiered at the Teatro San Cassiano, Venice during the Carnival season of 1640. The libretto is by Giovanni Francesco Busenello and is based on the story of the god Apollo's love for the nymph Daphne as told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Roles

RoleVoice typePremiere Cast, 1640
(Conductor: - )
Apollohaute-contre
Dafnemezzo-soprano
Aurorasoprano
Cefalotenor
Amoresoprano
Filenasoprano
Alfesibeobaritone
Sonnobariton
Cirillahaute-contre
Veneremezzo-soprano
Giovebass
Pantenor
Morfeotenor
Procrissoprano
Itatonsoprano
Titoniotenor
Peneobass
Pantobass
Three musesmezzo-soprano and two sopranos
Coro de Ninfe e Pastori

Recordings

  • Gli Amori d'Apollo e di Dafne Orquestra Joven de la Sinfónica de Galicia, Alberto Zedda, Naxos, 2006.
  • Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne Ensemble Elyma, Gabriel Garrido, K617 2009.
  • Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne, Act 3: Misero Apollo Philippe Jaroussky, Artaserse.
  • *The Loves of Apollo & Dafne * Filmed performance (2021) at Pinchgut Opera

References

  • Holden, Amanda (Ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001.
  • Libretto of the opera , in Italian.
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