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Title

  • Narciso. Libretto. German & Italian

Names

  • Pistocchi, Francesco Antonio Mamiliano, -- 1659-1726 (vocalist)
  • Cassani, Giuseppe M., bolognese. (vocalist)
  • Zeno, Apostolo, 1668-1750. (librettist)
  • Sophie Charlotte, Queen, consort of Frederick I, King of Prussia, 1668-1705. (dedicatee)
  • Rau, Johann Christian. (vocalist)
  • Cortellini, Anna Maria, detta la Serasina bolognese. (vocalist)
  • Vignali, Agata. (vocalist)
  • Frilli, Stefano, fiorentino. (vocalist)

Created / Published

  • Gedrucht bey Jeremias Kretschmann, Hoch-Fürstl. Hof-Buchdructer, Onolzbach [i.e. Ansbach], [n.d.], monographic.

Headings

  • -  Operas -- Librettos
  • -  Ballets
  • -  Narciso
  • -  Eco
  • -  Cidippe
  • -  Uranio
  • -  Lesbino
  • -  Tirreno

Notes

  • -  U.S. RISM Libretto Project.
  • -  Five acts; libretto in Italian and German on facing pages; added title page in Italian; composer's dedication--p. [4]-[7]; foreword--p. [8]-[9]; "Argomento"/"Inhalt"--p. [10]-[11]; scene and ballet descriptions--p. [11]-[12]; half title--p. [17].
  • -  Libretto by Zeno, translation by Johann Christian Rau--foreword.
  • -  The work first performed in 1697 in the Hoftheater at Ansbach--New Grove.
  • -  "Das neue theatrum (worauf dieses Werckt jetzo vorgestellet) ist von Sr. Hoch-Fürstl. Durchl. wohlverordneten Ingenieur Herzn Gabriel Gabrieli verfertiget worden."--p. 9.
  • -  "Die Balleten[:] das erste Ballet, von Briestern und Briesterinnen; das andere von Bauern und Bäuerinnen; das dritte von Jägern und Jägerinnen; das vierdte von Wassergöttern und Wassergöttinnen; das fünffte von Huldgötinnen, Lufftgöttinnen und einem amorett (Liebes Engel) sammt den Anhang; die Jäger mit Narcisso, die Nymphen mit Echo, die Nymphen mit Cidippe"--p. [13].
  • -  Die Actores dieses Musicalischen Werds: NARCISSO. Fran: Ant! Pistocchi, Sr. Hoch-Fürstl. Durchl. renomirter Capellmeister -- ECHO. Anna Maria Cortellini von Bolonien -- CIDIPPE. Agata Vignali Sr. Hoch-Fürstlichen Durchleucht Bediente -- URANIO. Steffano Frilli ein Florentiner -- LESBINO. Giuseppe M: Cassani Bolognese -- TIRRENO. Johann Christian Rau, Sr. Hoch-Fürstl. Durchl. izt bestellter Italienischer Secretarius--p. [15].
  • -  Performance: Ansbach, Hoftheater, 1697. (venue)

Form

  • print

Extent

  • [108] p. ; 19 cm.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010667727

LC Classification

  • ML48 [S8197]

Online Format

  • image

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Pistocchi, Francesco Antonio Mamiliano, Giuseppe M Cassani, Apostolo Zeno, Queen Sophie Charlotte, Johann Christian Rau, Anna Maria Cortellini, Agata Vignali, and Stefano Frilli. Narciso. Libretto. German & Italian. [Gedrucht bey Jeremias Kretschmann, Hoch-Fürstl. Hof-Buchdructer, Onolzbach i.e. Ansbach, n.d., monographic] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010667727/.

APA citation style:

Pistocchi, F. A. M., Cassani, G. M., Zeno, A., Sophie Charlotte, Q., Rau, J. C., Cortellini, A. M. [...] Frilli, S. Narciso. Libretto. German & Italian. [Gedrucht bey Jeremias Kretschmann, Hoch-Fürstl. Hof-Buchdructer, Onolzbach i.e. Ansbach, n.d., monographic] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010667727/.

MLA citation style:

Pistocchi, Francesco Antonio Mamiliano, et al. Narciso. Libretto. German & Italian. [Gedrucht bey Jeremias Kretschmann, Hoch-Fürstl. Hof-Buchdructer, Onolzbach i.e. Ansbach, n.d., monographic] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010667727/>.