Achille in Aulide (1739)

Original id: 
10572
Start date: 
1 January 1739
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Distant relative
Production notes: 
Libretto: 'Achille in Aulide. Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nel carnevale dell'anno 1739 nel Teatro a Torre Argentina, dedicato alla maestà di Giacomo III re della Gran Bretagna' (Rome: Antonio de' Rossi, 1739). This production took place during the carnival season (between Christmas and Lent).
Media of production: 
Opera, musical and related genres
Languages: 
Italian
Companies:
Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Script Author(s)
Iphigenia at Aulis Euripides
Person Role Notes
Giacomo Bassi Set Designer
Cristoforo del Rosso Singer Agamennone
Antonio Donini Singer Ifigenia
Geminiano Giacomelli (c.1692-1740) Composer
Gaetano Giusti Choreographer of stage fights
Giambattista Mancini Singer Ulisse
Giovanni Manzoli Singer Clitennestra
Pietro Orta Set Designer
Casimiro Pignotti Singer Arcade
Carlo Scalzi (fl.1718-1738) Singer Achille
Domenico Vellani Set Designer
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Grove Music Online Website New Grove Opera: Gordana Lazarevich, 'Giacomelli, Geminiano'
I Libretti Italiani a Stampa dalle Origini al 1800. 7 vols Book library

How to cite this production

Achille in Aulide (1739), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/10572 <19 April 2024>