''Scanderbeg'' (; RV 732) is an opera (''

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'') in three acts composed by

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

to an Italian

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Antonio Salvi Antonio Salvi (17 January 1664 – 21 May 1724) was an Italian physician, court poet and librettist, active mainly in Florence, Italy. He was in the service of the grand-ducal court of Tuscany and the favourite librettist of Prince Ferdinando de ...

. It was first performed at the

Teatro della Pergola The Teatro della Pergola is an historic opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola, from which the theatre takes its name. It was built in 1656 under the patronage of Cardinal Gian Carlo de' Med ...

in Florence on 22 June 1718 to mark the re-opening of the theatre to public performances. While the libretto has been preserved, only fragments of the original score remain.Colas and Di Profio (2009) p. 54; Strohm (2008a) p. 236

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The subject of the opera is

Skanderbeg , reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468 , predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti , successor = Gjon Kastrioti II , spouse = Donika Arianiti , issue = Gjon Kastrioti II , royal house = Kastrioti , father ...

, the 15th-century

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n hero.

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Two arias from the opera's second act, "S'a voi penso, o luci belle" (Ormondo) and "Con palme ed allori" (Scanderbeg), can be heard on ''Arie ritrovate'' sung by contralto

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with the Accademia Bizantina, conducted by

Ottavio Dantone Ottavio Dantone (born 9 October 1960) is an Italian conductor and keyboardist (primarily harpsichord and fortepiano) particularly noted for his performances of Baroque music. He has been the music director of the Accademia Bizantina in Ravenna sin ...

(

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References

Notes Sources *Colas, Damien and Di Profio, Alessandro (2009). ''D'une scène à l'autre, l'opéra italien en Europe: Les pérégrinations d'un genre''. Mardaga. *Holmes, William (1994)
''Opera Observed: Views of a Florentine Impresario in the Early Eighteenth Century''
University of Chicago Press. * Strohm, Reinhard (2008a). ''The Operas of Antonio Vivaldi''. Florence: Olschki.

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* {{Authority control Operas by Antonio Vivaldi Italian-language operas Operas Operas based on real people Operas set in the 15th century Operas set in Europe Operas set in Albania Cultural depictions of Skanderbeg Opera seria 1718 operas

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