L'oracolo in Messenia is a 1738 opera by Antonio Vivaldi to a libretto by Apostolo Zeno. The opera was composed for the autumn Venetian carnival season of 1738 after Vivaldi took over the Teatro San Angelo from the impresario who had managed it the year before.[1][2]
| L'oracolo in Messenia | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Antonio Vivaldi | |
 Portrait of Vivaldi, 1725 | |
| Librettist | Apostolo Zeno |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 1738 Teatro San Angelo, Venice |
Recording
edit- L'oracolo in Messenia - Vivica Genaux, Julia Lezhneva, Ann Hallenberg, Romina Basso, Franziska Gottwald, Magnus Staveland, Xavier Sabata, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi; Virgin Classics, 2CDs 2012.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Michael Talbot The Vivaldi Compendium Page xxv 2011 "For the carnival season of 1738 he took over the Teatro Sant'Angelo from the impresario who had managed it in the preceding autumn and staged three operas: a new composition (L'oracolo in Messenia), an updated version of an earlier ..."
- ^ Karl Heller Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice Page 108 1997 "That season included performances of the new opera L'oracolo in Messenia; the pasticcio Rosmira (with arias by, among others, Hasse, Handel, and Pergolesi ) arranged by Vivaldi; and Armida al campo d'Egitto, which had first been ..."
- ^ Ashley, Tim (10 October 2012). "Culture Music Classical music Vivaldi: L'Oracolo in Messenia – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2012.