Polifemo (Porpora, Nicola Antonio)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Genre Categories Opera seria; Theatrical Works; Operas; For 6 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; Italian language; For clarinet, 2 violins, viola, continuo (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores with basso continuo; For 4 players with continuo (arr); For voice, piano (arr); For voices with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

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 Act III, Sc.5. Aria: Alto Giove
#984268 - 6.29MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9×⇩ - Karolic

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 Act III, Sc.7. Terzetto: La gioia immortal
#984269 - 99.06MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1×⇩ - Karolic

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 Act III, Sc.2. Aria: Smanie d'affanno
#984270 - 6.16MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1×⇩ - Karolic

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Misc. Notes London, British Library - R.M.23.a.7-9.
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 Complete Score
#687385 - 6.75MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 232×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Publisher. Info. London: John Walsh, n.d.[1735].
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1424/4 ; The Walsh publication is a reduced score.
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 Aria of Aci: Alto Giove
#248381 - 0.22MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 18329×⇩ - Martinst

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 Aria of Aci: Senti il fato
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 Aria of Aci: Dolci freschi aurette
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Misc. Notes Based on manuscript British Library.
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 Aria: Nell'attendere il mio bene
#918402 - 0.25MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 21×⇩ - Kosboot

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Publisher. Info. London: John Walsh, [1735].
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Misc. Notes processed with Nero AI Image Upscaler and ScanTailor Advanced
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 Act III, Sc.5. Aria: Alto Giove
#968581 - 0.20MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 129×⇩ - Karolic

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 Act III, Sc.7. Terzetto: La gioia immortal
#968582 - 0.22MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 35×⇩ - Karolic

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 Act III, Sc.2. Aria: Smanie d'affanno
#977347 - 0.14MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 34×⇩ - Karolic

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Editor Dragan Karolic (b. 1960)
Publisher. Info. Music Edition Baroque Opera, 2021.
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Misc. Notes For parts visit baroque-opera.com. Follow the scores with synchronized audio on YouTube: Act III, Sc.5, Act III, Sc.7 and Act III, Sc.2.
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Parts

Aria of Aci: 'Alto Giove'

 Complete Parts
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Editor Martin Straeten
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Misc. Notes Based on manuscript British Library.
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Aria of Aci: 'Senti il fato'

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#250237 - 0.27MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 537×⇩ - Martinst

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Aria of Aci: 'Dolci freschi aurette'

 Complete Parts
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Aria of Aci: 'Alto Giove'

For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Continuo (Rousset)

 Complete Score [B]
#511036 - 2.23MB, 18 pp.  - N/N/N - Hamilton. .Oreo

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Arranger Christophe Rousset
Editor Gabriel Bachmanov (b. 2002)
Publisher. Info. Gabriel Sung, 2018.
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Misc. Notes Partially transcripted from Christophe Rousset's interpretation of the aria under the musical recordings of the movie 'Farinelli'.
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For Voice and Piano (Bachmanov)

 Complete Score
#517366 - 0.09MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2148×⇩ - Hamilton. .Oreo

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Arranger Gabriel Bachmanov (b. 2002)
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Libretti

First Version

 Complete Libretto
#976840 - 1.34MB, 62 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Kosboot

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Publisher. Info. London: Charles Bennet, 1734.
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Misc. Notes First version; title page added so that it can be read 2-up (Italian and English text side-by-side)
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Second Version

 Complete Libretto
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Publisher. Info. London: Charles Bennet, 1734 [1735].
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Misc. Notes Formatted as 2-up (Italian facing English text when viewed 2 pages at a time)
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General Information

Work Title Polifemo
Alternative. Title Dramma per musica in tre atti
Name Translations بوليفيموس
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174019466; LCCN: no2002019117; GND: 1044411449; BNF: 13917032n
Composer Porpora, Nicola Antonio
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HelN 31
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. INP 68
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
First Performance. 1735/02/01 in London, King's Theatre in the Haymarket
Premiere Cast
Antonio Montagnana (Polifemo)
Carlo Broschi, aka Farinelli (Aci)
Francesca Cuzzoni (Galatea)
Francesco Bernardi (Ulisse)
Francesca Bertolli (Calipso)
Maria Segatti (Nerea)
Librettist Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687–1765)
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 6 voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra

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