| Work Title
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Catone in Utica
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| Alternative. Title
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Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nel Regio Teatro di Berlino per ordine di sua maestà.
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| Composer
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Graun, Karl Heinrich
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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GraunWV B:I:9
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IKG 17
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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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1743
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| First Performance.
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1744/01/24 in Berlin, Hofoper
- Premiere Cast
- Pietro di Mezzo (Catone)
- Mariano Nicolini (Cesare)
- Rosa Costa (Marzia)
- Lucrezia Uber (Arbace)
- Maria Maggini (Emilia)
- Angelo Canton (Fulvio) </span>
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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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Baroque
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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6 voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Cast:
- Catone (T)
Cesare (S) Marzia (S) Arbace (S) Emilia (S) Fulvio (S)
Mixed Chorus (SSTB)
Orchestra
- 2 horns, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, strings, continuo
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