| Work Title
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Montezuma
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| Alternative. Title
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Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nel nobilissimo Teatro delle Dame l'anno 1772. Dedicato alle nobilissime e gentilissime dame di Roma.
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| Composer
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Paisiello, Giovanni
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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R.1.32
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGP 60
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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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1772 Carnival in Rome, Teatro delle Dame
- Premiere Cast:
- Giusto Fernando Tenducci, aka Senesino (Motezuma)
- Giuseppe Francesco Benedetti (Erismena)
- Giuseppe Scotti (Ferdinando Cortes)
- Marcello Pompili (Teutile)
- Michele Neri (Lisinga)
- Francesco Papi (Ostane)
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| Librettist
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Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi (1728–1799)
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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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voices, orchestra
- Motezuma (S)
- Erismena (S)
- Ferdinando Cortes (T)
- Teutile (T)
- Lisinga (S)
- Ostane (S)
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, strings, continuo
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