''La Statira'' is an

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in three acts by the Italian composer

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with a

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and Pietro Pariati. It was first performed at the

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in Rome during the Carnival season of 1726. The plot concerns the rivalry between Statira and Barsimo for the throne of

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. The singers in the premiere performance were:

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