L'Armida immaginaria
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L'Armida immaginaria is a dramma giocoso
in three acts by composer Domenico Cimarosa
with an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Palomba. The opera
was first performed in Naples
, Italy
during the summer of 1777 at the Teatro di Fiorentini.
Dramma giocoso
Dramma giocoso is the name of a genre of opera common in the mid-18th century. The term is a contraction of "dramma giocoso per musica" and is essentially a description of the text rather than the opera as a whole...
in three acts by composer Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa was an Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school...
with an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Palomba. The opera
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...
was first performed in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
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during the summer of 1777 at the Teatro di Fiorentini.
Roles
| Roles | Voice type | Premiere Cast, Summer 1777 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Marchesina Tisbea | 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... |
Anna Maria Benvenuti |
| Ermidora | soprano | Francesca Benvenuti |
| Stella | soprano | Maria Giuseppa Migliozzi |
| Masto Giorgio | baritone Baritone Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or... |
Giuseppe Casaccia |
| Patro Caspero | 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... |
Antonio Casaccia |
| Battistino | tenor | Nicola Zarlatti |
| Don Bernabo | baritone | Giovanni Beltrani |
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