''L'Orione'' ('' Orion'') is an

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in three acts and a prologue by the Italian composer

Francesco Cavalli Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverdi as the dominant and leading op ...

with a

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by . It was first performed at the

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, in June 1653"''L'Orione''"
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. The libretto had originally been written for the

Teatro San Moisè The Teatro San Moisè was a theatre and opera house in Venice, active from 1620 to 1818. It was in a prominent location near the Palazzo Giustinian and the church of San Moisè at the entrance to the Grand Canal. History Built by the San Bernaba ...

, Venice, in 1642. ''Orione'' was revived in

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, in 1983 by the conductor and musicologist Raymond Leppard.

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* ''L'Orione'', Cinzia Forte, Laura Polverelli, Margherita Tomasi, Alketa Cela,

Sara Mingardo Sara Mingardo (born 2 March 1961) is an Italian classical contralto who has had an active international career in concerts and operas since the 1980s. Her complete recording of Anna in Hector Berlioz's '' Les Troyens'' won a Gramophone Award and ...

Lorenzo Regazzo Lorenzo Regazzo, (born in Venice) is an opera singer. His voice can be categorised as bass, bass-baritone or ''basso cantante''. He is especially well known for interpreting Baroque, Classical, and bel canto repertoire. Among the qualities f ...

, Pietro Vultaggio, Francesc Garrigosa, Venice Baroque Orchestra Andrea Marcon, 2CDs Mondo Musica, 2001

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* Operas Operas by Francesco Cavalli Operas based on classical mythology Italian-language operas 1653 operas {{Italian-opera-stub

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