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Production

Andromaca (1752)

APGRD id
10620
Start date
1752
Production Media
Opera, Musical, and related genres
Languages
Italian
Associated ancient works
APGRD Notes
Libretto: 'Andromaca. Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nel Teatro di Trieste l'anno 1752. Dedicato a [...] madama la contessa d'Hamilton, contessa di Zizendorf' (Venice, Modesto Fenzo, 1752). The libretto for this production was probably an adaptation of Antonio Salvi's libretto Astianatte, first set by Perti for Florence in 1701 (see Sartori ID 3265). The libretto can be linked to Euripides via Racine's Andromaque: it is an adaptation of Racine's tragedy into an opera libretto; according to the operatic convention the ending is modified into a 'lieto fine' (happy ending).
URI
https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/10620
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