''I giuochi d'Agrigento'' is an opera by

Giovanni Paisiello Giovanni Paisiello (or Paesiello; 9 May 1740 – 5 June 1816) was an Italian composer of the Classical era, and was the most popular opera composer of the late 1700s. His operatic style influenced Mozart and Rossini. Life Paisiello was born i ...

to a libretto by Count

Alessandro Pepoli Alessandro Pepoli (1757–1796), was an Italian librettist and writer of tragedies. Born in Venice, Pepoli sought to be considered a literary rival to Italian dramatist and poet Vittorio Alfieri, often writing his own takes on topics previously a ...

with which the rebuilt

La Fenice Teatro La Fenice (; "The Phoenix Theatre") is a historic opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th cen ...

in Venice was inaugurated on 16 May 1792. The castrato

Gasparo Pacchierotti Gaspare Pacchierotti (21 May 1740 – 28 October 1821) was a mezzo-soprano castrato, and one of the most famous singers of his time. Training and first appearances Details of his early life are scarce. It is possible that he studied with Mario ...

lead the cast. The plot, inspired in part by Metastasio's ''L'Olimpiade,'' is set against the games at ancient

Agrigento Agrigento (; or ) is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy and capital of the province of Agrigento. Founded around 582 BC by Greek colonists from Gela, Agrigento, then known as Akragas, was one of the leading cities during the golden ...

on Sicily's southwest shore.

Recordings

*2008 Eraclide (Marcello Nardis), Clearco (Razek François Bitar), Aspasia (Maria Laura Martonana), Egesta (Mara Lanfranchi), Cleone (Vincenzo Taormina), Filosseno (Nicola Amodio), Elpenore (Vladimer Mebonia), Deifile (Dolores Carlucci). Coro Slovacco di Bratislava. Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, Giovanni Battista Rigon (cond.) Dynamic 531/1-2

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