The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti, Volume IX: la Statira Vol. IX |
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| Composed by:
| Scarlatti, Alessandro |
| Editor:
| Holmes, William C. |
| General Editor:
| Grout, Donald Jay |
| Series title: | Harvard Publications in Music - Ex Scarlatti Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-64035-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1985 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $122.95 |
Book Description:
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La Statira was first performed in Rome in January 1690. The opera, with libretto by Cardinal Ottoboni, recounts the story of Alexander the Great's defeat of Darius, King of Persia, and his love for Statira, daughter of Darius. In his Introduction, William Holmes sketches the opera's history and discusses performance questions.
La Statira was first performed in Rome in January 1690. The opera, with libretto by Cardinal Ottoboni, recounts the story of Alexander the Great's defeat of Darius, King of Persia, and his love for Statira, daughter of Darius. In his Introduction, William Holmes sketches the opera's history and discusses performance questions.