Achille in Sciro
Music by Domenico Sarro · libretto by Pietro Metastasio · premiered 1737 · at Teatro di San Carlo
Achille in Sciro is an opera seria by composer Domenico Sarro. The opera uses an Italian language libretto by Pietro Metastasio. It was commissioned for the opening of the Teatro di San Carlo by King Charles VII of Naples, later known as Charles III of Spain. The work premiered at the inauguration of the theatre on 4 November 1737, Charles's name day. It is based on the story of Achilles on Skyros. The opera was not performed for more than 250 years until it was revived at the Festival della Valle d'Itria in 2007. That performance was recorded live and released on CD by Dynamic Records in 2008. The cast was as follows:
Achille: Gabriella Martellacci Lycomedes: Marcello Nardis Teagene: Massimiliano Arizzi Deidamia: Maria Laura Martorana Ulysses: Francisco Ruben Brito Nearco: Eufemia Tufano Arcade: Dolores Carlucci Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia Bratislava Chamber Choir Conductor: Federico Maria Sardelli Director: Davide Livermore Metastasio's libretto Achille in Sciro was first set by Antonio Caldara (1736, Vienna).
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About the Composer
Domenico Natale Sarro, also Sarri (24 December 1679 – 25 January 1744) was an Italian composer. Born in Trani, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples, he studied at the Neapolitan conservatory of S. Onofrio. He composed extensively in the early 18th century. His opera Didone abbandonata, premiered on 1 February 1724 at the Teatro San Bartolomeo in Naples, was the first setting of a major libretto by Pietro Metastasio. He is best remembered today as the composer of Achille in Sciro, the opera that was chosen to open the new Teatro di San Carlo in 1737. Of his many intermezzi, 'Dorina e Nibbio' or L'impresario delle Isole Canarie (1724) has had an extensive performance history. With a libretto by Pietro…
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Other Operas by Domenico Sarro
- Didone abbandonata (1724)
- L'impresario delle Isole Canarie (1724)