Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona (Veremonda, the Amazon

Amazons

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 of Aragon

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; also known as Il Delio) is an opera

Opera

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 in three acts and a prologue by the Italian

Italy

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 composer Francesco Cavalli

Francesco Cavalli

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. The libretto

Libretto

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 is by Giulio Cicognini with revisions by Giulio Strozzi. The opera was first performed at the Nuovo Teatro del Palazzo Reale in Naples

Naples

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 on 21 December 1652, to celebrate the Spanish

Spain

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 capture of Barcelona

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, which put an end to the revolt of Catalonia

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 (Naples was also a Spanish possession). It was revived in Venice

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on 28 January 1653.