Demetrio (other)

	Demetrio (other) Demetrio may refer to: * Demetrio, a variant of the name Demetrius * ''Demetrio'' (Metastasio), an opera libretto in three acts by Pietro Metastasio * ''Demetrio'' (1773), set by Josef Mysliveček * ''Demetrio'' (1779), reset by Josef Mysliveček * ''Demetrio'' (Mayr), set by Simon Mayr See also * Demetrius (other) * San Demetrio (other) San Demetrio may refer to: * San Demetrio Corone, town and municipality in the Calabria region of Italy * San Demetrio ne' Vestini, commune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy * San Demetrio London, a 1943 British Wo ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Demetrius Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri, Dhimitër, and Dimitrije, in addition to other forms (such as Russian Dmitry) descended from it. Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following: Demetrius of Alopece (4th century BC), Greek sculptor noted for his realism Demetrius of Phalerum ( – BC) Demetrius, somatophylax of Alexander the Great (d. 330 BC) Demetrius - brother of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, king of Macedonia 306-301 BC Demetrius I of Macedon (337–283 BC), called ''Poliorcetes'', son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of Macedonia 294–288 BC Demetrius the Fair (Demetrius the Handsome, Demetrius of Cyrene) (285 BC-249/250 BC) - Hellenistic king of Cyrene Demetrius II Aetolicus, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229 BC D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Demetrio (Metastasio) ''Demetrio'' is an opera libretto in three acts by Pietro Metastasio. It was first performed to music composed by Antonio Caldara on 4 November 1731 during celebrations of the name day of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in Vienna. Different composers later used it when composing operas named ''Alceste'', ''Cleonice'' and ''Demetrio, rè della Siria''. With over fifty settings it was one of Metastasio's most popular works. Action The opera is about the seizure of power by the Seleucid king Demetrius II Nicator after his return from exile. The action takes place in Seleucia. The roles in the opera are: * ''Cleonice,'' Queen of Syria, lover of Alceste * ''Alceste,'' later revealed to be king Demetrio * ''Barsene,'' confidant of Cleonice, secretly in love with Alceste * ''Fenicio,'' councillor, guardian of Alcestes and father of Olinto * ''Olinto,'' councillor, rival of Alceste * ''Mitrane,'' captain of the guard and friend of Fenicio The following plot summary is based on the 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Demetrio (1773) ''Demetrio'' is an eighteenth-century Italian opera in 3 acts by the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček. It was the composer's first setting of a libretto by the Italian poet Metastasio that was first performed in 1731, one of the most popular of the Metastasian librettos in Mysliveček's day. For a performance in the 1770s, it would only be expected that a libretto of such age would be abbreviated and altered to suit contemporary operatic taste. The cuts and changes in the text made for the 1773 performance of Mysliveček's opera are not attributable. All of Mysliveček's operas are of the serious type in Italian language referred to as opera seria. Performance history The opera was first performed at the Teatro Nuovo in Pavia on 24 May 1773. It was commissioned to serve as the first opera to be played in a newly constructed theater in the city,A collection of essays centered around the Pavia performance of Mysliveček's ''Demetrio'' of 1773 is found in Mariateresa Dellaborra, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Demetrio (1779) ''Demetrio'' is an eighteenth-century Italian opera in 3 acts by the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček. It was the composer's second setting of a libretto by the Italian poet Metastasio that was first performed in 1731, one of the most popular of the Metastasian librettos in Mysliveček's day. For a performance in the 1770s, it would only be expected that a libretto of such age would be abbreviated and altered to suit contemporary operatic taste. The cuts and changes in the text made for the 1779 performance of Mysliveček's opera are not attributable. All of Mysliveček's operas are of the serious type in Italian language referred to as opera seria. Performance history The opera was first performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on 13 August 1779 in honor of the birthday of the queen of Naples, Maria Carolina.Detailed documentation concerning the Naples performance of Mysliveček's ''Demetrio'' of 1779 is found in Daniel E. Freeman, ''Josef Mysliveček, "Il Boemo"'' (Sterl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Demetrio (Mayr) ''Demetrio, Re di Siria'' is an 1823 Italian language opera by Mayr, staged in Turin. It was Mayr's last opera, followed only by the Oratorio ''Gioas'' in 1824. The libretto is a revision of Metastasio Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (3 January 1698 – 12 April 1782), better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio (), was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of ''opera seria'' libretti. Early life Me ...'s 1732 libretto originally set by Hasse. Recordings * ''Demetrio, Re di Siria'', Amaya Domínguez - mezzo-soprano (Alceste/Demetrio), Bénédicte Tauran soprano (Cleonice), Piotr Friebe (Olinto), Elizabeth Bailey (Barsene), Lisandro Abadie (Fenicio), Matteo Mezzaro (Mitrane). Orchestre Symphonique du Jura, Opera Obliqua Stand de Moutier, Facundo Agudin. 2 CDs without libretto. Oehms 2013. References {{Authority control Operas 1823 operas Operas by Simon Mayr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Demetrius (other) Demetrius may be a given name. Demetrius may also refer to: Saints * Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270-306), Christian martyr, patron of soldiers * Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria (189–232), Patriarch of Alexandria, contemporary of Origen * Saint Demetrius the Neomartyr of the Peloponnese (1779–1803), Christian martyr from Greece Kings Macedon * Demetrius I of Macedon (336–283 BC), surnamed Poliorcetes * Demetrius II of Macedon (276–229 BC), surnamed Aetolicus Georgia * Demetrius I of Georgia (1125–1156) * Demetrius II of Georgia (1270–1289) * Demetrius III of Georgia (1433–1446) Bactria & India * Demetrius I of Bactria, Greco-Bactrian king reigning from c. 200–180 BC * Demetrius II of India, ruled briefly during the 2nd century BC * Demetrius III Aniketos (), Indo-Greek king Seleucid Empire * Demetrius I Soter of Syria (d. 150 BC) * Demetrius II Nicator of Syria (d. 125 BC) * Demetrius III Eucaerus (d. 88 BC) Philosophers * Demetrius Phale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]