APGRD id
10776
Start date
9th January 1756
Production Media
- Choreographic work (dance, ballet, mime, dumbshow, performance art etc.)
- Opera, Musical, and related genres
Languages
Italian
Associated ancient works
APGRD Notes
This tragedia per musica draws on Racine's La Thébaïde, ou Les frères ennemis. The libretto was sketched out in French by Frederick II and completed and translated by Tagliazucchi. Another production of the opera took place in Berlin in 1781 (Sartori ID 11018). The libretto states that 'balli' were provided by 'sgr. Salomon', but it is not clear if they were part of the action or not.
URI
https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/10776