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Egisto Domenico Melchiori
Egisto can refer to: *Aegisthus, figure in Greek mythology * L'Egisto, 1643 opera by Francesco Cavalli *Chi soffre, speri ''Chi soffre, speri'' (''Let him who Suffers Hope'') or ''L'Egisto'' is an opera in a prologue and three acts by the Italian composer Virgilio Mazzocchi, performed with an intermedio titled ''La fiera di Farfa'' with music by Marco Marazzoli. It ... (also known as ''L'Egisto''), 1637 opera by Virgilio Mazzocchi * 22401 Egisto, a minor planet {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aegisthus
Aegisthus (; grc, Αἴγισθος; also transliterated as Aigisthos, ) was a figure in Greek mythology. Aegisthus is known from two primary sources: the first is Homer's ''Odyssey'', believed to have been first written down by Homer at the end of the 8th century BCE, and the second from Aeschylus's ''Oresteia'', written in the 5th century BCE. Aegisthus also features heavily in the action of Euripides's '' Electra'' ( 420 BCE), although his character remains offstage. Family Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes and Thyestes's own daughter Pelopia, an incestuous union motivated by his father's rivalry with the house of Atreus for the throne of Mycenae. Aegisthus murdered Atreus in order to restore his father to power, ruling jointly with him, only to be driven from power by Atreus's son Agamemnon. In another version, Aegisthus was the sole surviving son of Thyestes after Atreus killed his brother's children and served them to Thyestes in a meal. While Agamemnon laid siege to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Egisto (opera)
''L'Egisto'' (''Aegisthus'') is a 1643 opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a ''favola dramatica musicale''. The Italian libretto was by Giovanni Faustini, his second text for Cavalli. Performance history It was first performed in Venice at the Teatro San Cassiano in 1643. Highly successful in its day, it was subsequently performed throughout Italy. Rarely performed in modern times, the opera's US premiere was given by The Santa Fe Opera on 1 August 1972. Its UK premiere was given by Scottish Opera at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow on 13 January 1982. The production was toured in 1982 and 1984. Both of these productions used a modern edition by Raymond Leppard. A new edition prepared and directed by Marcio da Silva was performed by HGO at The Cockpit Theatre, London in June 2021. Roles Synopsis The Egisto of this opera is not the Aegisthus of the ''Odyssey''. This Egisto is a descendant of the sun-god Apollo, and for that reason is tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi Soffre, Speri
''Chi soffre, speri'' (''Let him who Suffers Hope'') or ''L'Egisto'' is an opera in a prologue and three acts by the Italian composer Virgilio Mazzocchi, performed with an intermedio titled ''La fiera di Farfa'' with music by Marco Marazzoli. It has been described as the "first comic opera". In fact the libretto, by Giulio Rospigliosi (the future Pope Clement IX), is based on Boccaccio and deals with a Christian-Neoplatonic allegory, regarding the relationships of ''Ozio'' (“Leisure”), ''Sentimento'' and ''Virtù'' (“Virtue”). During the intermezzi, which were composed by Marazzoli, ''commedia dell'arte'' characters (like "the Neapolitan Coviello, the Bergamasque Zanni, Moschino" etc.) are introduced into this 'serious' context.Wolfgang Witzenmann: Article “Mazzocchi, Virgilio.” In: ''Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online.'' Oxford University Press, accessed July 6, 2016. The use of the term "comedia musicale" in the printed score might go back to Dante's ''Divine Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
