| Work Title
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Merope
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| Alternative. Title
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Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nel Teatro Grimani di S. Benedetto il carnovale dell'anno 1763.
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| Composer
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Latilla, Gaetano
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGL 5
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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| First Performance.
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1763, Carnival in Venice, Teatro San Benedetto
- Premiere Cast
- Domenico Pignotti (Polifonte)
Camilla Mattei (Merope) Caterina Flavis (Epitide) Cecilia Grassi (Argia) Gaetano Ravani (Trasimede) Francesco Casatelli (Licisco) Uncertain (Anassandro)
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| Librettist
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Apostolo Zeno (1668–1750)
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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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7 voices, orchestra
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| Manuscript Sources
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I-BGi, XXXVI.I.563.8158 (only extant complete score)
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