Floridante
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Floridante (HWV 14) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Paolo Antonio Rolli after Francesco Silvani's La costanza in trionfo.
[edit] Performance history
The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 9 December 1721 and again with revisions on 4 December 1722. It was revived in 1727 and 1733 and also performed in Hamburg.
The first modern performance, at the Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon was on 10 May 1962.
[edit] Roles
| Premiere 1721 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Floridante, Prince of Thrace | alto castrato | Senesino |
| Oronte, King of Persia | bass | Giuseppe Maria Boschi |
| Timante, Prinz of Tyre | soprano castrato | Berselli |
| Rossane, Oronte's daughter | soprano | Maddalena Salvai |
| Elmira | alto | Anastasia Robinson |
| Coralbo, Persian satrap | bass | ? |
[edit] Sources
Floridante by Anthony Hicks, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
