L'Eraclea
1724 opera by Leonardo Vinci
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Eraclea ("Heraclea") is an opera (dramma per musica) composed by Leonardo Vinci on a libretto by Silvio Stampiglia.
| Eraclea | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Leonardo Vinci | |
Frontispiece and cast from the libretto of the 1724 Naples premiere of l'Eraclea by Leonardo Vinci | |
| Librettist | Silvio Stampiglia |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | |
It was first performed in Naples, at the Teatro San Bartolomeo on 1 October 1724.
The castrato Farinelli, then only 19 years old, sang one of his first roles in it.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Eraclea | contralto | Vittoria Tesi, aka La Moretta |
| Flavia
Daughter of Eraclea |
soprano | Anna Maria Strada, aka La Stradina |
| Marcello
Roman consul |
tenor | Francesco Guicciardi |
| Irene
Other daughter of Eraclea |
soprano | Anna Guglielmini |
| Decio
Capuan knight |
contralto | Diana Vico |
| Damiro
Syracusan knight |
castrato | Carlo Broschi, aka Farinelli |
| Iliso
Syracusan knight |
contralto | Caterina L[...] |
Recordings
- Io gelosa non sono... Il ruscelletto amante (Flavia, act I, sc.15)
- Aprirti il seno (Iliso, act II, sc.4)
- In questa mia tempesta
