Opera in the Repertoire · Baroque
Cajo Mario
Music by Niccolò Jommelli
Cajo Mario is an opera seria in 3 acts by composer Niccolò Jommelli. The opera's Italian language libretto by Gaetano Roccaforte is based on Lucius Anneus Florus's Tito Livio e Plutarco. All of the parts are written for castrati, except for the title role, written for a Tenor. The work premiered on 6 February 1746 at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
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About the Composer
Niccolò Jommelli is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Niccolò Jommelli
- Didone abbandonata (1746)
- Il Vologeso (1766)
- Armida abbandonata (1770)
- Ifigenia in Tauride (1771)