Orazi e Curiazi (The Horatii and the Curiatii) is an opera by the Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. It takes the form of a tragedia lirica in three acts. The libretto, by Salvadore Cammarano, is based on the Roman legend of the fight between Horatii and Curiatii. It was first performed at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, on 10 November 1846.
Roles +RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 10 November 1846Conductor: Antonio FarelliOraziobaritonePietro Balzar CuriaziotenorGaetano Fraschini Old OraziobassMarco Arati Old CuriaziotenorCapranica Jr.CamillasopranoErminia Frezzolini Sabinamezzo-sopranoAnna Salvetti High PriesttenorTeofilo Rossi
Recordings YearCast: Orazio, Camilla,Curiazio, Old OrazioConductor,opera house and orchestraLabelRecordings of Orazi e Curiazi, operadis-opera-discography.org.uk 1975 Christian du Plessis,Janet Price,Richard Greager,Malcolm KingKenneth Montgomery,Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra and Choir(Recording of a concert performance given by Opera Rara in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 27 April)3 LPs: Unique Opera Records CorporationCat: UORC 250 1993 Nelly Miricioiu,Anthony Michaels-Moore,Marcus Haddock,Alastair MilesDavid Parry,Philharmonia Orchestra and the Mitchell Choir CD: Opera RaraORC 12
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Further reading Black, John, The Italian Romantic Libretto: A Study of Salvadore Cammarano, Edinburgh University Press, 1984 Rose, Michael (1998), “Mercadante, (Giuseppe) Saverio (Raffaele)" in Stanley Sadie, (ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, vol. 3, pp. 334–339. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. Rose, Michael (2001), in Holden, Amanda,(ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc.
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