Gismondo, Re di Polonia
Music by Leonardo Vinci · libretto by Francesco Briani · premiered 1727 · at Teatro delle Dame
Gismondo, rè di Polonia ossia il vincitor generoso ("Sigismund, King of Poland or the Generous Victor") is an opera (dramma per musica) whose libretto was written by Francesco Briani and with music composed by Leonardo Vinci. It was first performed in Rome, at the Teatro delle Dame on 11 January 1727 as part of the festivities of the Carnival. The original libretto, written for Lotti's opera of the same name, is an homage to Frederick IV of Denmark lauding monarchic values and diplomatic virtues. In the same spirit, Vinci's opera is dedicated to "Giacomo III, Rè della Gran Brettagna &c.", i.e. James Francis Edward Stuart.
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About the Composer
Leonardo Vinci (1690 – 27 May 1730) was an Italian Baroque composer known chiefly for his 40 or so operas. Comparatively little of his work in other genres survives. A central proponent of the Neapolitan School of opera, his influence on subsequent opera composers such as Johann Adolph Hasse and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was considerable.
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Other Operas by Leonardo Vinci
- Didone abbandonata (1724)
- Ifigenia in Tauride (1724)
- Catone in Utica (1728)
- Artaserse (1730)