Ifigenia in Aulide (1785)

Original id: 
10818
Start date: 
30 May 1785
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Distant relative
Production notes: 
This dramma per musica was commissioned by Ferdinand IV, King of Naples, for performance on his name-day; it had 18 further performances that summer. The production of the opera was accompanied by the ballets titled Circe abbandonata and Il mercante di Smirne, which featured as interval entertainments.
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
Antonia Buonocore AKA Bonocore Costume Designer
Domenico Chelli Scenographer
Domenico Lefèvre Choreographer - Ballet
Innocenzo Lucci Singer Ulisse
Domenico Mombelli (1751-1835) Singer Agamennone, tenor
Anna Morichelli Bosello (c.1750/55-1800) Singer Ifigenia, soprano
Ignace Joseph Pleyel (1757-1831) Composer
Francesco Roncaglia (c.1750- after 1812) Singer Achille, soprano castrato
Antonio Rossetti Composer - Ballets
Rosa Rota Lefèvre Singer Cilitennestra
Antonia Rubinacci Singer Arcade
Lorenzo Smiraglio Stage set and machinery
Apostolo Zeno (1668-1750) Librettist
Venue Festival Dates Notes
Teatro S. Carlo (Naples, Campania, Italy) 30 May, 1785

How to cite this production

Ifigenia in Aulide (1785), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/10818 <28 April 2024>