APGRD id
10615
Start date
4th November 1742
Production Media
Opera, Musical, and related genres
Languages
Italian
Associated ancient works
APGRD Notes
Libretto: L'Andromaca. Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nel Real Teatro di S. Carlo nel di [...] 4 novembre di quest'anno 1742 per festeggiare il glorioso nome di sua maestà (Naples, Francesco e Cristoforo Ricciardo, 1742). 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).
URI
https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/10615