''Antiochus und Stratonica'' also titled ''L’amore ammalato'', is a 1708 opera by

Christoph Graupner Christoph Graupner (13 January 1683 – 10 May 1760) was a German composer and harpsichordist of late Baroque music who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel. Life Born in Hartmannsdorf ...

for Hamburg's

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to a mixed German-Italian libretto by ; recitative's are in German and arias are sung in German and Italian, with French-style entrées.

Cast

*Demetrius, tenor *

Antiochus Antiochus is a Greek male first name, which was a dynastic name for rulers of the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Commagene. In Jewish historical memory, connected with the Maccabean Revolt and the holiday of Hanukkah, "Antiochus" refers spec ...

, baritone * Stratonica, soprano *

Seleucus Seleucus may refer to: Monarchs and other people related to the Seleucid Empire * Seleucus I Nicator (Satrap 311–305 BC, King 305 BC–281 BC), son of Antiochus and founder of the Seleucid Empire * Seleucus II Callinicus (246–225 BC) * Sele ...

, bass *Negrodorus, tenor *Hesychius / Erasistratus, priest superior / royal physician, baritone *Flavia, soprano *Medor, soprano *Ellenia, soprano *Mirtenia, soprano

Recording

''Antiochus und Stratonica'',

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Orchestra, Capella Ansgarii,

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, conductor,

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* Compositions by Christoph Graupner Operas set in Mesopotamia 1708 operas German-language operas Italian-language operas Multiple-language operas Operas {{opera-stub

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