I riti d'Efeso
Encyclopedia
I riti d'Efeso is a dramma eroico per musica or opera
in 2 acts and 26 scenes by composer
Giuseppe Farinelli
. The work uses an Italian language libretto
by Gaetano Rossi
. The work premiered at La Fenice
in Venice on 26 December 1803 in a double bill with Filippo Beretti's Atamaro e Obeide.
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
in 2 acts and 26 scenes by composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Giuseppe Farinelli
Giuseppe Farinelli
Giuseppe Farinelli was an Italian composer active at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century who excelled in writing opera buffas...
. The work uses an Italian language libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
by Gaetano Rossi
Gaetano Rossi
Gaetano Rossi was an Italian writer who wrote opera libretti for several composers including Mayr, Rossini, Donizetti, Mercadante, Pacini, and Meyerbeer.-Biography:...
. The work premiered at La Fenice
La Fenice
Teatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres...
in Venice on 26 December 1803 in a double bill with Filippo Beretti's Atamaro e Obeide.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 26 December 1803 (Conductor: ) |
|---|---|---|
| Aspasia | soprano Soprano A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody... |
Rosalinda Grossi Silva |
| Neandro | sopranista | Filippo Boccucci |
| Agenore | tenor Tenor The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2... |
Diomiro Tramezzani |
| Glaucia-Gran Gierofante | bass Bass (voice type) A bass is a type of male singing voice and possesses the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C... |
Zenobio Vitarelli |
| Clearco | soprano | Brigida Banti Brigida Banti Brigida Giorgi, better known by her husband's surname and her stage-name, as Brigida Banti was an Italian soprano.- Obscure beginnings :... |
| Pamene | tenor | Luigi Santi |
| Argia | soprano | Angela Rotondi |