''Arsilda, regina di Ponto'' is a

dramma per musica The phrase ''dramma per musica'' (also spelled ''drama per musica''; Italian language, Italian, literally: 'play (or drama) for music', plural: ''drammi per musica'') is commonly found after the title in Italian opera librettos beginning in the ...

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

to a

libretto A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...

by Domenico Lalli. The

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

was first performed at the

Teatro Sant'Angelo The Teatro San Angelo (in Venetian) or Teatro Sant'Angelo (in Italian) was once a theatre in Venice which ran from 1677 until 1803. It was the last of the major Venetian theatres to be built in the 1650s–60s opera craze following Teatro Santi ...

in Venice on 27 or 28 October

1716 Events January–March * January 16 – The application of the Nueva Planta decrees to Catalonia make it subject to the laws of the Crown of Castile, and abolishes the Principality of Catalonia as a political entity, conclud ...

Roles

Plot

The plot was considered rather controversial at the time and led originally to censorship of the opera. It involves the title character falling in love with another woman dressed as a man.

Recordings

*Singers: Simonetta Cavalli, Lucia Sciannimanico, Elena Cecchi Fedi, Nicky Kennedy, Joseph Cornwell, Sergio Foresti, Alessandra Rossi. Conductor:

Federico Maria Sardelli Federico Maria Sardelli (born 1963 in Livorno) is an Italian people, Italian conducting, conductor, Musical historicism, historicist-composer, musicology, musicologist, comic artist, and flautist, resident in Florence. He founded the medieval mu ...

. Orchestra:

Modo Antiquo Modo Antiquo is an Italian instrumental ensemble dedicated to the performance of Baroque music, Baroque, Renaissance music, Renaissance, and Medieval music. It was founded in 1984 by Federico Maria Sardelli. Twice nominated for a Grammy Award, the ...

, Coro da Camera Italiano. Date: 15–24 July 2001. Issued: 2004. Label: CPO 999 740-2 3CD * José Coca Loza, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (mezzo-soprano), Benedetta Mazzucato, Marie Lys (soprano), Shira Patchornik, Nicolò Balducci, Leonardo Cortellazzi, La Cetra Basel ,

Andrea Marcon Andrea Marcon (born 6 February 1963 in Treviso, Italy) is an Italian conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and scholar. In 1997, he founded the Venice Baroque Orchestra.Kozinn, Alla"Young Italians Stand at Attention, Which Their Ensemble Attracts ...

Naive 3CD 2025

References

External links

* 1716 operas Operas by Antonio Vivaldi Opera seria Italian-language operas Operas set in antiquity Operas {{italian-opera-stub