MEROPE Dramma per musica in 3 acts Composer: Geminiano Giacomelli (1692-1740) Libretto: Apotolo Zeno (1668-1750), revised by Domenico Lalli (1679-1741) First performance: Teatro Grimani di San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice (20 February 1734). The famous castrato Farinelli was signing the role of Epitide. Trasimede: Vasilisa Berzhanskaya Merope: Magdalena Kožená Anassandro: Rachele Raggiotti Epitide: Kangmin Justin Kim Licisco: Carlo Vistoli Polifonte: Juan Sancho Conductor: Andrea Marcon La Cetra Barockorchester Basel Live recording from the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (5 February 2022) Libretto available at: Original 1734 libretto: ~db/0004/bsb00049446/images/index Picture: “Côte vue avec Apollon et la Sibylle de Cumes“ by Claude Lorrain (between 1645 and 1649). This recording has been generously provided by the owner of the classicalmusi
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