Angelica e Medoro

Angelica e Medoro is a 1720 serenata by Nicola Porpora to libretto by Metastasio, after Ludovico Ariosto. The opera, written to celebrate the birthday of the Habsburg emperor, Charles VI and performed 28 August 1720 Naples, Palazzo del Principe di Torella, marked the debut of the castrato Farinelli.

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About the Composer

Nicola Porpora is the composer of record for this opera.

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Other Operas by Nicola Porpora

• Germanico in Germania  (1732)
• Arianna in Nasso  (1733)
• La festa d'Imeneo  (1736)
• Carlo il Calvo  (1738)