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Astianatte (1727)

APGRD id
10698
Start date
1727
Production Media
Opera, Musical, and related genres
Languages
Italian
Associated ancient works
APGRD 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.
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https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/10698
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