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Title
Giocasta regina d'Armenia
Drama per mvsica
Creator
Grossi, Carlo, approximately 1634-1688
Composer
Moniglia, Giovanni Andrea, 1624-1700
Librettist
Castoreo, Giacomo
Librettist
Valiera, Catterina Bernarda
Dedicatee
Nicolini, Francesco
Dedicator
Date Created and/or Issued
1677
Publication Information
In Venetia
Per Francesco Nicolini
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library
Collection
Italian Librettos
Rights Information
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Description
Three acts; publisher's dedication, dated and signed "In Venetia li 16. decembre 1676 ... Francesco Nicolini"--p. 3-4; foreword--p. 5-6; "Antefatto"--p. 7-8. scene and ballet descriptions--p.10.
"Con licenza de' superiori, e priuilegio"--title page.
"Alcune arie però che vi restano aggiunte per maggiore abbellimento, come parti per sè stesse disgiunte dall'essenza del drama si sono satte scriuere dalla penna non men vaga che erudita del Sig. Giacomo Castoreo"--p. 6.
"Auuerti, che la prima scena del terzo atto, si trasporta nel fine del secondo à comodo della mutatione"--p. 8.
Music by Grossi--New Grove.
"Nel primo atto: balli di pittori; Nel Secondo: combattimento di guerrieri"--p. 10.
Performers' names not given.
US-BEm
Type
text
Extent
60 p. 15 cm.
Identifier
(librettos)00134
Language
Italian
Subject
Operas--Librettos
Giocasta
Delmiro
Cirene
Irene
Eurito
Arbante
Ergindo

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