''L'empio punito'' is an
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
by
composer Alessandro Melani
Alessandro Melani (4 February 1639 – 3 October 1703) was an Italian composer and the brother of composer Jacopo Melani, and castrato singer Atto Melani. Along with Bernardo Pasquini and Alessandro Scarlatti, he was one of the leading composers ...
. Notably the first opera written on the subject of
Don Juan
Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, ''El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'' ...
, the work uses an Italian language
libretto by
Giovanni Filippo Apolloni and
Filippo Acciaiuoli. The opera was commissioned by
Marie Mancini
Anna Maria (Marie) Mancini (28 August 1639 – 8 May 1715) was the third of the five Mancini sisters; nieces to Cardinal Mazarin who were brought to France to marry advantageously. Along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, the Mancin ...
for performance during
Carnival of 1669. The work premiered at the
Teatro di Palazzo Colonna in the historic
Borgo district of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
on 17 February 1669.
Roles
* Atamira
* Ipomene
* Delfa
* Niceste
* Proserpina
* Bibi
* Atrace
* Cloridoro
* Tidemo
* Acrimante
* Corimbo
* Telefo
* Demonio
* Caronte
Recordings
* DVD L'Empio Punito - Alessandro Ravasio, Michela Guarrera, Carlotta Colombo, Sabrina Cortese, Mauro Borgioni, Reate Festival Baroque Ensemble, Alessandro Quarta
* CD L'Empio Punito - Roberta Invernizzi, Raffaele Pe, Raffaella Milanesi, Giorgio Celenza, Alberto Allegrezza, Auser Musici, Carlo Ipata Glossa
References
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Operas by Alessandro Melani
Italian-language operas
Operas
Works based on the Don Juan legend
1669 operas