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1756 Version
Complete
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Partial Holograph manuscript, 1756.
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Misc. Notes
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Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella (I-Nc): Rari 1.8.19-20
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1769 Version
Complete
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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1769).
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Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella (I-Nc): Rari Cornice 4.13-15
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Selections
Publisher. Info.
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Holograph manuscript, 1756.
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella (I-Nc): Rari 2.3.1 1. Act I, Sc.1. Aria of Radamisto: Oh almen qualor si perde 2. Act I, Sc.6. Aria of Zenobia: Lasciami, o ciel pietoso 3. Act II. Recitativo & Aria of Tiridate: Di pena sì forte 4. Act I, Sc.5. Aria of Egle: Di ricche gemme e rare 5. Act I, Sc.10. Aria of Tiridate: Vi conosco, amate stelle 6. Aria of Tiridate: Vi conosco, amate stelle (alternative)
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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1756-99).
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Misc. Notes
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Biblioteca statale del Monumento nazionale di Montecassino (I-MC): 5-A-15zb
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General Information
Work Title
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Zenobia
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Piccinni, Niccolò
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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INP 70
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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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1756, revised in 1768
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First Performance.
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1756-12-18 in Naples, Teatro di San Carlo A
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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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Classical
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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6 voices, orchestra
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Navigation etc.
- Three different productions of this opera are known, all at Teatro di San Carlo in Naples: 18 December 1756, 26 December 1768 & 17 June 1769.
The most important sources are listed below.
- 1. The partial autograph manuscript from Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica S. Pietro a Majella (I-Nc, Rari 1.8.19-20) is undated but can be connect with 1756 production on the basis of correspondence with printed libretto. The two complete manuscript scores from Biblioteca do Palácio Nacional da Ajuda (P-La, 46-I-55/57 & 54-II-37/39) also connect with this production.
- 2. The complete manuscript score from Biblioteca do Palácio Nacional da Ajuda (P-La, 46-I-58/60) connects with 1768 production.
- 3. The complete manuscript score from Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica S. Pietro a Majella (I-Nc, Rari Cornice 4.13-15) connects with 1769 production.
- 4. The autograph scores of six arias from Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica S. Pietro a Majella (I-Nc, Rari 2.3.1).