| Work Title
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Achille in Sciro
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| Alternative. Title
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Opera del sig. abate Metastasio rappresentata nell'Imperial Teatro di St. Piettroburgo in occasione della felice nascita di sua altezza imperiale il gran duca Alessandro Paulovitsch.
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| Composer
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Paisiello, Giovanni
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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RobP 1.56
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGP 2
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1777-1778
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| First Performance.
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1778-02-06 in St. Petersburg, Court Theatre
- Premiered Cast
- Matteo Babbini (Licomede)
Caterina Bonafini (Achille) Teresa Colonna (Deidamia) Giuseppe Compagnucci (Ulisse) Francesco Porri (Teagene) Marfa Krolewna (Nearco) Antonio Amati (Arcade)
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| Librettist
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Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782)
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| Language
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Italian
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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7 vocal soloists, mixed chorus, orchestra
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