Astianatte (1727)

Original id: 
10698
Start date: 
1 January 1727
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Distant relative
Production notes: 
The libretto for this production was an adaptation of Antonio Salvi's libretto Astianatte, first set by Perti for Florence in 1701 (see Sartori ID 3265). The libretto can be linked to Euripides via Racine's Andromaque: it is an adaptation of Racine's tragedy into an opera libretto; according to the operatic convention the ending is modified into a 'lieto fine' (happy ending). This particular adaptation borrows from previous adaptations (see Sartori ID 3265 for the list), but also reintroduces certain features of Racine's Andromaque which were omitted by Salvi.
Media of production: 
Opera, musical and related genres
Languages: 
Italian
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