Cambise
Music by Alessandro Scarlatti · libretto by Domenico Lalli · premiered 1719 · at Teatro San Bartolomeo
Il Cambise is an opera by Alessandro Scarlatti to a libretto by Domenico Lalli. It was first performed on 4 February 1719 at the Teatro San Bartolomeo in Naples. It was the composer's 111th opera and his last for Naples.
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About the Composer
Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 22 October 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer, known especially for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the most important representative of the Neapolitan School of opera. Nicknamed by his contemporaries "the Italian Orpheus", he divided his career between Naples and Rome; a significant part of his works was composed for the papal city. He is often considered the founder of the Neapolitan School, although he has only been its most illustrious representative: his contribution, his originality and his influence were essential, as well as lasting, both in Italy and in Europe. Particularly known for his operas, he brought the…
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Other Operas by Alessandro Scarlatti
- L'honestà negli amori (1680)
- Il Pompeo (1682)
- Griselda (1701)
- Carlo re d'Allemagna (1716)
- Il trionfo dell'onore (1718)