Adriano in Siria
A three-act opera seria featuring the Roman emperor Adriano, his beloved Emirena, her betrothed Farnaspe, and Sabina, who is betrothed to Adriano.
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A three-act opera seria featuring the Roman emperor Adriano, his beloved Emirena, her betrothed Farnaspe, and Sabina, who is betrothed to Adriano.
An Italian opera seria in three acts based on the Antigone subject, set by Josef Mysliveček to Gaetano Roccaforte’s libretto.
Berenice is betrothed to Antigono but loves his exiled son Demetrio, while Antigono’s daughter Ismene loves Alessandro, king of Macedonia’s enemy Epirus. Their romantic conflicts unfold amid a struggle between Antigono and Alessandro, and are resolved when Antigono forgives his rivals and permits Berenice to marry Demetrio.
A three-act opera seria drawn from characters and incidents in Torquato Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered, featuring the sorceress Armida and the knight Rinaldo.
Artabano murders King Serse and frames his son Arbace, who is in love with Mandane. Artaserse doubts Arbace’s guilt and frees him; when a rebellion threatens, Arbace defeats the traitors. Artabano confesses to the murder and an attempted poisoning, and Artaserse condemns him to exile while the two couples reunite.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, set to Tommaso Stanzani’s Italian adaptation of Philippe Quinault’s Atys libretto, originally composed by Lully.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, his first setting of Metastasio’s Demetrio libretto. The characters include Cleonice, queen of Syria, and Alceste, who is later revealed to be Demetrio, king of Syria.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, his second setting of Metastasio’s Demetrio libretto. Its characters include Cleonice, queen of Syria, and Alceste, later revealed as Demetrio, king of Syria.
King Demofoonte asks Apollo’s oracle when the annual sacrifice of a virgin will end. His secret daughter-in-law Dircea is imprisoned for fleeing the sacrifice, and revelations seem to make her and Timante siblings. A second letter reveals Timante is Matusio’s son, allowing him to marry Dircea and Cherinto to marry Creusa; the sacrifices end.
King Demofoonte asks Apollo when the annual sacrifice of a virgin will end. Dircea, secretly married to Timante, is imprisoned for fleeing the sacrifice; revelations seem to make her and Timante siblings. A second letter reveals Timante is Matusio’s son, allowing him to marry Dircea while Cherinto marries Creusa and succeeds to the throne.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, his first setting of Metastasio’s Ezio libretto, based on events in the lives of Roman emperor Valentinian III and general Aetius. Its characters include Ezio, Fulvia and Emperor Valentiniano.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, his second setting of Metastasio’s Ezio libretto, based on the lives of Roman emperor Valentinian III and general Aetius. The Munich court required a completely new score for this setting.
Defeated by Pompeo, King Farnace tells his wife Tamiri to kill their son and herself rather than be captured. His sister Selinda is taken by the Roman Atridate, who loves her, as does his captain Gilade. Selinda plays the two men against each other to save Farnace, and everyone is spared.
Bellerofonte, whose birthright to the throne of Corinth has been usurped, is separated from Argene because her father Ariobate considers him an unsuitable match for a princess without a kingdom. Bellerofonte proves his worth by killing the monster that demands a noble virgin as a yearly sacrifice. When news arrives that the usurper Clearco has been overthrown, Bellerofonte can reclaim Corinth and Ariobate agrees to his marriage with Argene. Briseide, who was to be sacrificed, also finds a husband.
A three-act opera seria set among rulers and royal figures of Epirus, Argos, Dodone, and Larissa.
After capturing Bajazette and his daughter Asteria, Tamerlano falls in love with her and offers Andronico a kingdom if he can secure Bajazette’s consent to their marriage. Asteria feigns affection to save her father, then attempts to poison Tamerlano. Irene saves him, and Tamerlano allows Asteria and Andronico to marry; Bajazette takes the poison himself.
During a siege of Rome, hostage Clelia rejects Tarquinio’s advances and uncovers his treacherous attack. After escaping across the Tiber, she exposes his guilt to King Porsenna, who makes peace with Rome and frees her.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, setting Mattia Verazi’s libretto based on legends about the Oceanid Callirrhoe.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, set to Domenico Perelli’s original libretto based on Greek legends of the sorceress Circe.
A three-act opera seria featuring Amasi, king of Egypt; his son Sammete; the shepherdess Beroe; princess Nitteti; and Amenofi, ruler of Cyrene.
Vitellia plots revenge against Emperor Tito by persuading Sesto to assassinate him. The conspiracy fails, and the Senate condemns Sesto, but Tito tears up the death warrant and extends clemency to both Sesto and Vitellia after she confesses; marriages unite the two couples.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, set to Metastasio’s libretto Ipermestra.
Megacle enters the Olympic Games in disguise as Licida, whose beloved Aristea is to marry the victor, though Megacle and Aristea love each other. After Megacle wins and reveals the truth, Licida is banished and later considers killing King Clistene. Argene offers herself in Licida’s place; a chain reveals Licida is the king’s long-lost son, and the couples are reunited.
Set in early sixteenth-century Mexico, the opera concerns Moctezuma II and the Spanish conquest.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, setting Metastasio’s libretto about Romolo and Ersilia. Its principal characters include the Roman king and founder, his Sabine fiancée, and Acronte, a rival who also loves Ersilia.
Semiramide, an Egyptian princess ruling Assyria in disguise, is reunited with her former lover Scitalce when Princess Tamiri’s choice among suitors sets events in motion. The intrigue exposes the villainy of Sibari, Scitalce’s rival.
A three-act opera seria featuring the Roman emperor Adriano, his beloved Emirena, her betrothed Farnaspe, and Sabina, who is betrothed to Adriano.
An Italian opera seria in three acts based on the Antigone subject, set by Josef Mysliveček to Gaetano Roccaforte’s libretto.
Berenice is betrothed to Antigono but loves his exiled son Demetrio, while Antigono’s daughter Ismene loves Alessandro, king of Macedonia’s enemy Epirus. Their romantic conflicts unfold amid a struggle between Antigono and Alessandro, and are resolved when Antigono forgives his rivals and permits Berenice to marry Demetrio.
A three-act opera seria drawn from characters and incidents in Torquato Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered, featuring the sorceress Armida and the knight Rinaldo.
Artabano murders King Serse and frames his son Arbace, who is in love with Mandane. Artaserse doubts Arbace’s guilt and frees him; when a rebellion threatens, Arbace defeats the traitors. Artabano confesses to the murder and an attempted poisoning, and Artaserse condemns him to exile while the two couples reunite.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, set to Tommaso Stanzani’s Italian adaptation of Philippe Quinault’s Atys libretto, originally composed by Lully.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, his first setting of Metastasio’s Demetrio libretto. The characters include Cleonice, queen of Syria, and Alceste, who is later revealed to be Demetrio, king of Syria.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, his second setting of Metastasio’s Demetrio libretto. Its characters include Cleonice, queen of Syria, and Alceste, later revealed as Demetrio, king of Syria.
King Demofoonte asks Apollo’s oracle when the annual sacrifice of a virgin will end. His secret daughter-in-law Dircea is imprisoned for fleeing the sacrifice, and revelations seem to make her and Timante siblings. A second letter reveals Timante is Matusio’s son, allowing him to marry Dircea and Cherinto to marry Creusa; the sacrifices end.
King Demofoonte asks Apollo when the annual sacrifice of a virgin will end. Dircea, secretly married to Timante, is imprisoned for fleeing the sacrifice; revelations seem to make her and Timante siblings. A second letter reveals Timante is Matusio’s son, allowing him to marry Dircea while Cherinto marries Creusa and succeeds to the throne.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, his first setting of Metastasio’s Ezio libretto, based on events in the lives of Roman emperor Valentinian III and general Aetius. Its characters include Ezio, Fulvia and Emperor Valentiniano.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, his second setting of Metastasio’s Ezio libretto, based on the lives of Roman emperor Valentinian III and general Aetius. The Munich court required a completely new score for this setting.
Defeated by Pompeo, King Farnace tells his wife Tamiri to kill their son and herself rather than be captured. His sister Selinda is taken by the Roman Atridate, who loves her, as does his captain Gilade. Selinda plays the two men against each other to save Farnace, and everyone is spared.
Bellerofonte, whose birthright to the throne of Corinth has been usurped, is separated from Argene because her father Ariobate considers him an unsuitable match for a princess without a kingdom. Bellerofonte proves his worth by killing the monster that demands a noble virgin as a yearly sacrifice. When news arrives that the usurper Clearco has been overthrown, Bellerofonte can reclaim Corinth and Ariobate agrees to his marriage with Argene. Briseide, who was to be sacrificed, also finds a husband.
A three-act opera seria set among rulers and royal figures of Epirus, Argos, Dodone, and Larissa.
After capturing Bajazette and his daughter Asteria, Tamerlano falls in love with her and offers Andronico a kingdom if he can secure Bajazette’s consent to their marriage. Asteria feigns affection to save her father, then attempts to poison Tamerlano. Irene saves him, and Tamerlano allows Asteria and Andronico to marry; Bajazette takes the poison himself.
During a siege of Rome, hostage Clelia rejects Tarquinio’s advances and uncovers his treacherous attack. After escaping across the Tiber, she exposes his guilt to King Porsenna, who makes peace with Rome and frees her.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, setting Mattia Verazi’s libretto based on legends about the Oceanid Callirrhoe.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, set to Domenico Perelli’s original libretto based on Greek legends of the sorceress Circe.
A three-act opera seria featuring Amasi, king of Egypt; his son Sammete; the shepherdess Beroe; princess Nitteti; and Amenofi, ruler of Cyrene.
Vitellia plots revenge against Emperor Tito by persuading Sesto to assassinate him. The conspiracy fails, and the Senate condemns Sesto, but Tito tears up the death warrant and extends clemency to both Sesto and Vitellia after she confesses; marriages unite the two couples.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, set to Metastasio’s libretto Ipermestra.
Megacle enters the Olympic Games in disguise as Licida, whose beloved Aristea is to marry the victor, though Megacle and Aristea love each other. After Megacle wins and reveals the truth, Licida is banished and later considers killing King Clistene. Argene offers herself in Licida’s place; a chain reveals Licida is the king’s long-lost son, and the couples are reunited.
Set in early sixteenth-century Mexico, the opera concerns Moctezuma II and the Spanish conquest.
An Italian opera seria in three acts by Josef Mysliveček, setting Metastasio’s libretto about Romolo and Ersilia. Its principal characters include the Roman king and founder, his Sabine fiancée, and Acronte, a rival who also loves Ersilia.
Semiramide, an Egyptian princess ruling Assyria in disguise, is reunited with her former lover Scitalce when Princess Tamiri’s choice among suitors sets events in motion. The intrigue exposes the villainy of Sibari, Scitalce’s rival.