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Almahide has been raised as a man so she can kill her father’s enemy, Almiro, but she falls in love with him instead. Almiro loves Celinda, who is also loved by King Almanzor but loves the disguised Almahide. Jealousy and threats of violence follow before the conflicts are resolved with two marriages.
A three-act opera by Giovanni Bononcini to a libretto by Paolo Rolli, after Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati.
Camilla, heir to the Volsci throne, hides as a shepherdess while plotting to overthrow Latinus, who has usurped the crown. She saves Prenesto from a boar, and he falls in love with her. Lavinia hides her lover, the enemy king Turnus, while Latinus presses her to marry. After Camilla is captured and freed by Prenesto, a popular uprising defeats Latinus’s forces. Camilla and Prenesto marry, ending the political conflict.
King Gualtiero tests Griselda’s virtue, banishing her and claiming their daughter was killed. He plans to marry Almirena, unaware she is their daughter and in love with Ernesto. Back at her cottage, Griselda rejects the nobleman Rambaldo, who threatens her infant son. She flees to the palace and serves Almirena. Gualtiero’s final test is to order Griselda to marry Rambaldo; she refuses. The king reveals his motives, restores her as queen, and allows Almirena and Ernesto to reunite. Rambaldo is forgiven for fomenting rebellion to win Griselda.
Persian brothers Artaserse and Idaspe are rivals for Berenice’s love. The king condemns Idaspe to fight a lion in the amphitheatre while Berenice watches. Idaspe strangles the lion, and the people call for mercy, leading to a general reconciliation.
Camilla, heir to the Volsci throne, hides as a shepherdess while plotting against the usurper Latinus. Prenesto falls in love with her after she saves him from a boar. Lavinia hides her lover Turnus, and their political conflicts unfold alongside Camilla’s effort to reclaim the throne. The opera ends with marriage between Camilla and Prenesto, reconciling their rival families.
As Tarquinio and Porsena attack Rome, Horatio defends the bridge and saves the city. Roman soldier Muzio tries to assassinate Porsena, fails, then earns the king’s respect by holding his hand in fire. Clelia escapes captivity, Tarquinio is defeated, and Porsena makes peace, allowing Muzio and Clelia and Horatio and Irene to marry.
The plot centers on a love triangle among fictional characters: Persian princess Cleora, Scythian prince Orontes, and Armenian king Tigranes. Cleora is held captive by Orontes but falls in love with him despite being betrothed to Tigranes. In the 1707 version, Queen Thomyris intervenes to prevent the Scythians from sacrificing Cleora after she receives false news that Orontes has died; Tigranes is wounded in battle. The opera’s historical title figure is based on Queen Tomyris, but the love story is fictional.
An opera about Xerxes I, set in ancient Persia and based on the libretto story used in Francesco Cavalli's 1654 opera Xerse. Silvio Stampiglia's version reshapes the earlier work's structure.
Almahide has been raised as a man so she can kill her father’s enemy, Almiro, but she falls in love with him instead. Almiro loves Celinda, who is also loved by King Almanzor but loves the disguised Almahide. Jealousy and threats of violence follow before the conflicts are resolved with two marriages.
A three-act opera by Giovanni Bononcini to a libretto by Paolo Rolli, after Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati.
Camilla, heir to the Volsci throne, hides as a shepherdess while plotting to overthrow Latinus, who has usurped the crown. She saves Prenesto from a boar, and he falls in love with her. Lavinia hides her lover, the enemy king Turnus, while Latinus presses her to marry. After Camilla is captured and freed by Prenesto, a popular uprising defeats Latinus’s forces. Camilla and Prenesto marry, ending the political conflict.
King Gualtiero tests Griselda’s virtue, banishing her and claiming their daughter was killed. He plans to marry Almirena, unaware she is their daughter and in love with Ernesto. Back at her cottage, Griselda rejects the nobleman Rambaldo, who threatens her infant son. She flees to the palace and serves Almirena. Gualtiero’s final test is to order Griselda to marry Rambaldo; she refuses. The king reveals his motives, restores her as queen, and allows Almirena and Ernesto to reunite. Rambaldo is forgiven for fomenting rebellion to win Griselda.
Persian brothers Artaserse and Idaspe are rivals for Berenice’s love. The king condemns Idaspe to fight a lion in the amphitheatre while Berenice watches. Idaspe strangles the lion, and the people call for mercy, leading to a general reconciliation.
Camilla, heir to the Volsci throne, hides as a shepherdess while plotting against the usurper Latinus. Prenesto falls in love with her after she saves him from a boar. Lavinia hides her lover Turnus, and their political conflicts unfold alongside Camilla’s effort to reclaim the throne. The opera ends with marriage between Camilla and Prenesto, reconciling their rival families.
As Tarquinio and Porsena attack Rome, Horatio defends the bridge and saves the city. Roman soldier Muzio tries to assassinate Porsena, fails, then earns the king’s respect by holding his hand in fire. Clelia escapes captivity, Tarquinio is defeated, and Porsena makes peace, allowing Muzio and Clelia and Horatio and Irene to marry.
The plot centers on a love triangle among fictional characters: Persian princess Cleora, Scythian prince Orontes, and Armenian king Tigranes. Cleora is held captive by Orontes but falls in love with him despite being betrothed to Tigranes. In the 1707 version, Queen Thomyris intervenes to prevent the Scythians from sacrificing Cleora after she receives false news that Orontes has died; Tigranes is wounded in battle. The opera’s historical title figure is based on Queen Tomyris, but the love story is fictional.
An opera about Xerxes I, set in ancient Persia and based on the libretto story used in Francesco Cavalli's 1654 opera Xerse. Silvio Stampiglia's version reshapes the earlier work's structure.