Ercole amante
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Ercole amante (Hercules in Love) is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. The Italian libretto was by Francesco Buti, based on the ninth book of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The opera was a commission from Cardinal Mazarin to celebrate the wedding of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain. However, the grand preparations for the production resulted in delays and the opera was presented two years later.
[edit] Performance history
It was first performed in Paris at the Salles des Machines in the Tuilleries on 7 February 1662.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, February 7, 1662 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Cinzia (Cynthia) | soprano | |
| Ercole (Hercules) | bass | |
| Deianira, Ercole's wife | soprano | |
| Hyllo (Hyllus), son of Ercole | tenor | |
| Iole | soprano | |
| La bellezza (Beauty or Hebe, the Goddess of Youth) | soprano | |
| Giunone (Juno) | soprano | |
| Mercurio (Mercury) | tenor | |
| Nettuno (Neptune) | bass | |
| Venere (Venus) | soprano | |
| Tevere (The Tiber) | bass | |
| Euryto (Eurytus) | bass | |
| A page | soprano |
[edit] Sources
- Clinkscale, Martha Novak (1992), "Ercole amante" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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