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''Didone abbandonata'' is an 1823 opera in two acts by
Italian Opera Houses and Festivals
/ref> It was first performed on 18 January 1823 at the Teatro Regio in Turin.
Work details
Corago,
Libretto
1823 {{Portal bar, Opera Operas by Saverio Mercadante Italian-language operas 1823 operas Operas Operas based on the Aeneid Cultural depictions of Dido Libretti by Andrea Leone Tottola
''Didone abbandonata'' is an 1823 opera in two acts by Saverio Mercadante
Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptised 17 September 179517 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond ...
to a libretto
A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...
by Andrea Leone Tottola
Andrea Leone Tottola (died 15 September 1831) was a prolific Italian librettist, best known for his work with Gaetano Donizetti and Gioachino Rossini.
It is not known when or where he was born. He became the official poet to the royal theatres ...
after Metastasio's ''Didone abbandonata
''Didone abbandonata'' is an opera libretto in three acts by Pietro Metastasio. It was his first original work and was set to music by Domenico Sarro in 1724. The opera was accompanied by the intermezzo '' L'impresario delle Isole Canarie'', also ...
''.Karyl Charna LynnItalian Opera Houses and Festivals
/ref> It was first performed on 18 January 1823 at the Teatro Regio in Turin.
Recording
*''Didone abbandonata'' – Viktorija Miskunaite, Katrin Wundsam, Carlo Allemano, Emilie Renard, Diego Godoy, Pietro di Bianco, Coro Maghini, Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro De Marchi DVD, Naxos, 2018References
External links
*Work details
Corago,
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna ( it, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, UNIBO) is a public research university in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1088 by an organised guild of students (''studiorum''), it is the oldest university in continuo ...
(in Italian)Libretto
1823 {{Portal bar, Opera Operas by Saverio Mercadante Italian-language operas 1823 operas Operas Operas based on the Aeneid Cultural depictions of Dido Libretti by Andrea Leone Tottola