''Gustavo primo, re di Svezia'' (''Gustavus the First, King of Sweden'') is a three act opera seria by Baldassare Galuppi, with a libretto by

Carlo Goldoni Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: * Carlo (name) * Monte Carlo * Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince ...

, fictionalising events in the life of

Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm ('' Riksför ...

. Composed in honour of the Genoese nobleman marchese Giovanni Giacomo Grimaldi, it premiered on 25 May 1740 at Venice's Teatro San Samuele. It was first recorded in 2003 by Edit Károly, Mónika Gonzalez, Mario Cecchetti, Gabriella Létai Kiss, Filippo Pina Castiglioni, and the Savaria Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Fabio Pirona.Selfridge-Field, Eleanor (2007)
''A New Chronology of Venetian Opera and Related Genres, 1660–1760''
p. 469. Stanford University Press ''Gustavo primo, re di Svezia'', Hungarotone 2003

Premiere cast

Historical context

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