''Rosinda'', also known as ''La Rosinda'', is an opera in three acts and a prologue by the Italian composer Francesco Cavalli with a libretto by

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. It was first performed at the

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, Venice in 1651-02 during Carnival. It appears to have been better received than ''

La Calisto ''La Calisto'' is an opera by Francesco Cavalli from a libretto by Giovanni Faustini based on the mythological story of Callisto. The opera received its first performance on 28 November 1651 at the Teatro Sant 'Apollinare, Venice, where it dr ...

'', which was also premiered that year, and was revived in

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and/or

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in 1653 under the title ''Le magie amorose''. Its first revival in modern times was in a performing version by

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for the Oxford University Opera Club with the libretto translated into English by

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.Glover, Jane
“Cavalli and 'Rosinda'”
''

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'', vol. 114, no. 1560, 1973, pp. 133–135. Accessed via JSTOR (subscription required), . Accessed 5 September 2020. Glover conducted the production at the

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in 1973. The opera was performed in 2008 in Germany (

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and Bayreuth) with Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli in the title role.

Roles

Score

Cavalli's autograph score is preserved in the

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Recordings

There is a recording directed by Mike Fentross related to the 2008 touring production. It was released on Ludi Musici.

Extract

An aria ("Vieni, vieni in questo seno") is included in

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's Cavalli compilation ''L'Amore Innamorato'' ( Erato, 2015).

References

;Source
Brenac, Jean-Claude, ''Le magazine de l'opéra baroque''
online at perso.orange.fr Retrieved 9 September 2011

External links

– on the official web site of Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli. Operas Operas by Francesco Cavalli 1653 operas {{Italian-opera-stub