Demofoonte (Gluck)

Demofoonte is a dramma per musica or opera in 3 acts by composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. The work uses an Italian language libretto by Pietro Metastasio. The opera premiered on 6 January 1743 at the Teatro Regio Ducal in Milan.[1]

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere Cast[1]
Conductor:
Demofoonte castrato Giovanni Carestini
Dircea soprano
Adrasto tenor
Matusio bass
Creusa soprano
Cherinto castrato
Olinto castrato
Timante castrato

References

  1. ^ a b amadeusonline.net (Italian) Retrieved 4 November 2010