Demetrio e Polibio
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Demetrio e Polibio (Demetrius and Polybius) is a two-act operatic dramma serio by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Vincenzina Viganò-Mombelli. The opera was orchestrated for strings only.[1]
Demetrio e Polibio was Rossini's first attempt at a full-scale opera, though it was not his first staged opera. Written for the Mombelli family of singers, Rossini completed the opera in 1806, during his student days at the Philharmonic Academy of Bologna.[2] However, it wasn't staged until its debut at Rome's Teatro Valle on May 18, 1812.[3]
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[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, May 18, 1812[4] (Conductor: ) |
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| Polybius, King of Parthia | bass | Lodovico Olivieri |
| Lisinga, his daughter | soprano | Maria Ester Mombelli |
| Siveno, Lisinga's lover | contralto | Marianna "Anna" Mombelli |
| Demetrius, King of Syria, Siveno's estranged father | tenor | Domenico Mombelli |
[edit] Synopsis
The good Polybius, King of Parthia, is the protector of both his own daughter Lisinga as well as of her lover, Siveno, son of the King of Syria, Demetrius. Demetrius arrives at the court of Parthia demanding that his son returns to Syria. Getting no satisfaction, he kidnaps Lisinga whereupon Polybius arrests Siveno in retaliation. A dramatic confrontation ensues.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Kennedy, Michael "Demetrio e Polibio" The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Oxford University Press, 2007 Oxford Reference Online (Retrieved on March 21, 2008), <http://www.oxfordreference.com>
- ^ "Rossini, Gioachino", Encyclopædia Britannica 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica Online (Retrieved on March 22, 2008)
- ^ Osbourne, Richard: "Demetrio e Polibio", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Retrieved on March 21, 2008), <http://www.grovemusic.com>
- ^ Information from AmadeusOnline.net
[edit] External link
- Libretto, Deutsche Rossini Gesellschaft. Accessed 23 March 2008.
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