''Antigono'' is a 1755 setting by
Antonio Maria Mazzoni
Antonio Maria Mazzoni (4 January 1717 – 8 December 1785) was an Italian composer.Mozart Briefe und Aufzeichnungen: Gesamtausgabe Wilhelm A. Bauer, Leopold Mozart - 1971 -"„Maestro Mazzoni": Antonio Maria Mazzoni (1717 bis 1785), Schüler Pred ...
of the libretto by
Pietro 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 ...
. It was in rehearsal as the third opera for Lisbon's
Ópera do Tejo
The Ópera do Tejo (, Tagus Opera) or Real Casa da Ópera (Royal Opera House) was a luxurious opera house in Lisbon, Portugal. It was inaugurated on March 31, 1755, and destroyed by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake on November 1 of the same year.
The th ...
when the
Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. In combination with ...
struck on 1 November. The opera was not performed until 2011.
Recording
*''Antigono''
Michael Spyres
Michael Spyres is an American operatic baritenor. He is particularly associated with the bel canto repertoire, especially the works of Rossini, and heroic roles in French grand opera.
Biography
Michael Spyres was born in 1979 in Missouri, US, and ...
(Antigono), G. McGreevy (Berenice), P. Lucciarini (Demetrio), A. Quintans (Ismene), M. Hinojosa Montenegro (Clearco), M. Oro (Alessandro); Divino Sospiro;
Enrico Onofri
Enrico Onofri (born 1 April 1967) is an Italian violinist and conductor specialising in Baroque music.
Career
Born in Ravenna, Onofri is often invited to participate in the productions of ensembles such as La Capella Reial de Catalunya conduct ...
Recorded ‘live’ in the Grande Auditorium of Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, 21–22 June 2011; Dynamic CDS 7686/1-3; 3CD
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