La morte di Cesare
Music by Francesco Bianchi · premiered 1788
La morte di Cesare ('The Death of Caesar') is an opera seria in three acts by Francesco Bianchi. The libretto was by Gaetano Sertor, after Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. La morte di Cesare was one of six texts that Sertor wrote for Bianchi, influencing a popular series of Venetian 'morte' operas in the 1790s. While the murder itself was not shown on the stage, the audience were left with the body of Caesar conspicuously in view during the closing scenes.
As with other Bianchi operas, there were innovations: the chorus participated actively in the drama, there was a ballet and a pantomime, a duet for two men, and a final oath scene (giuramento), besides the basically unconventional tragic ending.
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About the Composer
Francesco Bianchi may refer to: Francesco Bianchi (bishop) (1606–1644), Roman Catholic bishop Francesco Bianchi (composer) (1752–1810), Italian operatic composer Francesco Bianchi (painter) (1447–1510), Italian painter of the Renaissance Francesco Bianchi (medallist) (1842–1918), Italian medallist in the Vatican Francis Bianchi (1743–1815), Italian saint Francesco Bianchi (athlete) (1940–1977), Italian athlete
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Other Operas by Francesco Bianchi
- Arbace
- Castore e Polluce
- La villanella rapita
- Alonso e Cora (1783)
- Calto (1788)