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Operas of the 1650s
9 operas in the OperaPedia catalogue received their premieres between 1650 and 1659.
The decade of the 1650s in opera reflects the institutional, political, and aesthetic conditions under which composers and their librettists worked. The catalogue below lists every premiere from this period currently held in the OperaPedia archive, in chronological order.
- 1652 Eritrea by Francesco Cavalli, 1652 Francesco Cavalli Italian
- 1653 Ciro by Francesco Cavalli, 1653 Francesco Cavalli Italian
- 1654 Cristina, regina di Svezia by Jacopo Foroni, 1654 Jacopo Foroni Italian
- 1655 Erismena by Francesco Cavalli, 1655 Francesco Cavalli Italian
- 1655 L'Argia by Antonio Cesti, 1655 Antonio Cesti Italian
- 1657 Artemisia by Francesco Cavalli, 1657 Francesco Cavalli Italian
- 1657 La Dori by Antonio Cesti, 1657 Antonio Cesti Italian
- 1658 Hipermestra by Francesco Cavalli, 1658 Francesco Cavalli Italian
- 1659 Elena by Francesco Cavalli, 1659 Francesco Cavalli Italian