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Production

Andromaca (1790)

APGRD id
10637
Start date
May 1790
Production Media
Opera, Musical, and related genres
Languages
Italian
Associated ancient works
APGRD Notes
Libretto: this drama per musica was an adaptation of Antonio Salvi, 'Astianatte' (Florence 1701, Sartori ID 3265), based on the libretto for Sebastiano Nasolini's 'Andromaca' (Venice, San Samuele, 1790, Sartori ID 1920), 'Andromaca. A new serious Opera in two acts as performed at theTheatre Royal in the Hay-Market. The music by signor Nasolini under the direction of signor Federici' (London: Hammond and Cane, ?1790). The libretto 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 was the first overseas production of Nasolini's opera Andromaca, originally written for production in Venice in February 1790 (see Sartori ID 1920).
URI
https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/10637
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