Achille in Aulide (1739)

Original id: 
10572
Start date: 
1 January 1739
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Distant relative
Production notes: 
Libretto: 'Achille in Aulide. Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nel carnevale dell'anno 1739 nel Teatro a Torre Argentina, dedicato alla maestà di Giacomo III re della Gran Bretagna' (Rome: Antonio de' Rossi, 1739). This production took place during the carnival season (between Christmas and Lent).
Media of production: 
Opera, musical and related genres
Languages: 
Italian
Companies:
Ancient works:
Iphigenia at Aulis

Information related to this production

Script Author(s)
Iphigenia at Aulis Euripides
Person Role Notes
Giacomo Bassi Set Designer
Cristoforo del Rosso Singer Agamennone
Antonio Donini Singer Ifigenia
Geminiano Giacomelli (c.1692-1740) Composer
Gaetano Giusti Choreographer of stage fights
Giambattista Mancini Singer Ulisse
Giovanni Manzoli Singer Clitennestra
Pietro Orta Set Designer
Casimiro Pignotti Singer Arcade
Carlo Scalzi (fl.1718-1738) Singer Achille
Domenico Vellani Set Designer
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Grove Music Online Website New Grove Opera: Gordana Lazarevich, 'Giacomelli, Geminiano'
I Libretti Italiani a Stampa dalle Origini al 1800. 7 vols Book library

How to cite this production

Achille in Aulide (1739), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/10572 <1 December 2024>