| Work Title
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Spartaco
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| Alternative. Title
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Spartaco. Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nella Corte Imperiale per comando augustissimo nel carnevale dell'anno MDCCXXVI.
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| Composer
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Porsile, Giuseppe
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGP 10
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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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1726
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| First Performance.
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carnival 1726 in Vienna
- Premiere cast
- Francesco Borosini (Spartaco)
Maria Regina Schoonians (Vetturia) Faustina Bordoni (Gianisbe) Gaetano Orsini (Licinio) Pietro Casati (Popilio) Pietrillo Petazzi (Rodope) Pier Paolo Pezzoni (Trasone)
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| Librettist
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Giovanni Claudio Pasquini (1695–1763)
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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 (SSSAATB), orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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oboes?, bassoon, trumpet, strings, conitnuo
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