Tigrane_(Hasse)

<i>Tigrane</i> (Hasse)

Tigrane (Hasse)

Opera by Johann Adolph Hasse

Tigrane is an opera by Johann Adolph Hasse to a libretto by an anonymous arranger following Francesco Silvani which had already been used Vivaldi for his own opera of the same name.[1] The opera premiered 4 November 1729 at the Teatro San Bartolomeo, Naples.

Recordings

  • "Solca il mar" Max Emanuel Cenčić on Rokoko - Hasse arias Armonia Atenea George Petrou Decca 2014
  • "Solca il mar e nel periglio" Sonia Prina on Baroque Divas Armonia Atenea George Petrou Decca 2015 ( note: "Fra quest’ombre" Vivica Genaux is mislabeled on the recording as from Tigrane, but is actually from the opera Solimano.)

References

  1. [1]
    Reinhard Strohm Dramma Per Musica: Italian Opera Seria of the Eighteenth Century- 1997 0300064543 The libretto of Tigrane (1729), by an anonymous arranger following Francesco Silvani, offered him the figure of Mitridate (tenor), a tyrant and overpowering father whose control over other people's affections is justified by his 'glory' and physical courage. The young hero Tigrane .
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