Calliroe is a melodramma eroico or opera in 2 acts and 23 scenes by composer Giuseppe Farinelli. The work uses an Italian language libretto by Gaetano Rossi. The work premiered at La Fenice in Venice on 3 January 1808 in a double bill with the house premiere of Urbano Garzia's ballet Il calunniatore punito ossia Il conte Lenosse.
Roles Role Voice type Premiere cast, 3 January 1808 (Conductor: )CalliroesopranoFrancesca Festa MaffeiAgenorecontraltoAugusta Schmaltz OresotenorFrancesco Fiorini PamenebassMichele BenedettiIdantesopranoAnna Cajani EurisotenorPietro Vasoli MinteasopranoGiuditta Favini The Oraclebass
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