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Book/Printed Material Alessandro nelle Indie. Libretto. French and Italian

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Title

  • Alessandro nelle Indie. Libretto. French and Italian

Names

  • Araja, Francesco, -- 1709-approximately 1770 (composer)
  • Calzavara, Francesco. (choreographer)
  • Metastasio, Pietro, 1698-1782. (librettist)
  • Peter III, Emperor of Russia, 1728-1762. (dedicatee)
  • Zambra, Elisabeth. (vocalist)
  • Beresefski, Maxim. (vocalist)
  • Camati Brambilla, Marie, surnommé la Farinella. (vocalist)
  • Brihan, Eleonora. (vocalist)
  • Garani, Nunziata, de Bologne. (vocalist)
  • Brigonzi, Catherine. (vocalist)
  • Valeriani, Giuseppe. (artist)
  • Perisinotto, Antonio. (artist)
  • Gradizzi, Francesco. (artist)

Created / Published

  • Nella stamperia dell'Accademia Impériale delle scienze, In St. Pietroburgo, 1759, monographic.

Headings

  • -  Operas -- Librettos
  • -  Alexandre
  • -  Porus
  • -  Cleofide
  • -  Erixene
  • -  Gandarte
  • -  Timagene

Notes

  • -  la poesia è del celebre signor abbate Pietro Metastasio, poeta di Sua Maestà Cesarea ; la musica è del signor Francesco Araya, maestro di Cappella di Sua Maestà Imperiale di tutte le Russie &c. &c. &c. (statement of responsibility)
  • -  U.S. RISM Libretto Project.
  • -  Three acts; p. 1-4, 119-120 apparently missing; libretto in Italian and French on facing pages; title page in Italian; scene descriptions--p. 8-9.
  • -  Date of performance surmised from imprint.
  • -  "Premiere décoration, champ de bataille &c. est de l'invention et direction de Mr. Joseph Valeriani, premier peintre et ingenieur theatrale de Sa Majésté Impériale, et membre de l'Academie des arts de St. Petersbourg"--p. 11.
  • -  "Seconde decoration, bosquet de palmiers &c.; cinquieme decoration, apartement de Cleofide &c; sixieme decoration, portique &c. sont de l'invention de Mr. Antoine Peresinotti, peintre de Sa Majesté Impériale"--p. 11.
  • -  "Troisieme decoration, grand pavillon d'Alexandre; quatrieme decoration, campagne parsemée de monumens antiques; septieme decoration, temple magnifique; sont de l'invention et direction de Mr. François Gradizi, peintre de l'Academie impériale des arts de St. Petersbourg"--p. 11.
  • -  "Les ballets sont de l'invention et direction de Mr. François Calzavaro, maître de ballets de Son Altesse Impériale monseigneur le grand duc de toutes les Russies &c."--p. 11.
  • -  Acteurs: ALEXANDRE. Mad. Elisabeth Zambra au service de Son Altesse Impériale -- PORUS. Mr. Maxim Beresefski, au service de Son Altesse Impériale -- CLEOFIDE. Mad. Marie Camati Brambilla surnommé la Farinella, au service de Son Altesse Impériale -- ERIXENE. Madlle. Eleonora Brihan, au service de Son Altesse Impériale -- GANDARTE. Madlle. Nunziata Garani de Bologne, au service de Sa Majesté Impériale -- TIMAGENE. Mad. Catherine Brigonzi--p. 7.
  • -  Performance: Oranienbaum, 1759? (venue)

Form

  • print

Extent

  • p. 5-118, 121-125, [1] ; 18 cm.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010664885

LC Classification

  • ML48 [S304]

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Araja, Francesco, Francesco Calzavara, Pietro Metastasio, Emperor Of Russia Peter Iii, Elisabeth Zambra, Maxim Beresefski, Marie Camati Brambilla, et al. Alessandro nelle Indie. Libretto. French and Italian. Nella stamperia dell'Accademia Impériale delle scienze, In St. Pietroburgo, monographic, 1759. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010664885/.

APA citation style:

Araja, F., Calzavara, F., Metastasio, P., Peter Iii, E. O. R., Zambra, E., Beresefski, M. [...] Gradizzi, F. (1759) Alessandro nelle Indie. Libretto. French and Italian. Nella stamperia dell'Accademia Impériale delle scienze, In St. Pietroburgo, monographic. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010664885/.

MLA citation style:

Araja, Francesco, et al. Alessandro nelle Indie. Libretto. French and Italian. Nella stamperia dell'Accademia Impériale delle scienze, In St. Pietroburgo, monographic, 1759. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010664885/>.