Le cinesi
Le cinesi è un’opera in italian di Christoph Willibald von Gluck, rappresentata per la prima volta nel 1754.
1754 1754-09-24
Classical
Le cinesi is an opera in one act, with music composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck. The Italian-language libretto was by Pietro Metastasio, and he described it as a componimento drammatico. This libretto had first been set by Antonio Caldara in 1735. For Gluck's rework, the piece is often considered as an azione teatrale, even though Metastasio and the composer both retained the original designation. The work was first performed for the Austrian royal family at the Schloss Hof on 24 September 1754, on the occasion of the visit of the Empress Maria Theresa to the household of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Trama di Le cinesi
The Chinese women of the title are Lisinga and her two friends, Tangia and Sivene. The only other character is Lisinga's brother Silango, who has just returned from Europe. To entertain him, they perform arias in contrasting styles: The characters agree that each style has its drawbacks. The opera concludes with a ballet, The Judgment of Paris, sung as a vocal quartet.
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Libretto di Le cinesi
Il libretto è scritto da Pietro Metastasio.
Altre opere di Christoph Willibald von Gluck
- Echo et Narcisse
- Il Parnaso confuso
- Artaserse (1742)
- L'innocenza giustificata (1755)
- Antigono (1756)
- Il re pastore (1756)
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1762)
- Telemaco (1765)
- Alceste (1767)
- Le feste d'Apollo (1769)
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