''Il Paride'' is an opera in five acts composed by Giovanni Andrea Bontempi who also wrote the

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. The first Italian-language opera to be given in

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, it was first performed on 3 November 1662 at the

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to celebrate the marriage of Erdmuthe Sophie von Sachsen, the daughter of

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, and

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. The opera was revived on 21 June 2011 at the Potsdam Sanssouci Festival and on 24 August 2012 at the Tyrolean State Theatre as part of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music.

Recordings

*''Il Paride'' –

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Orchestra and Chorus, Carlo Franci (conductor). Recorded 24 November 1963, Rome. Label: Voce ( LP)

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*Bontempi, Giovanni (1662)
''Il Paride''
(original libretto). Melchior Bergen
Video
from the 2012 Innsbruck performance (official YouTube channel of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music) Operas by Giovanni Andrea Bontempi Italian-language operas 1662 operas Operas {{Italian-opera-stub

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