Gustavo primo, re di Svezia (Gustavus the First, King of Sweden) is a three act opera seria by Baldassare Galuppi, with a libretto by Carlo Goldoni, fictionalising events in the life of Gustav I of Sweden. Composed in honour of the Genoese nobleman marchese Giovanni Giacomo Grimaldi, it premiered on 25 May 1740 at Venice's Teatro San Samuele. It was first recorded in 2003 by Edit Károly, Mónika Gonzalez, Mario Cecchetti, Gabriella Létai Kiss, Filippo Pina Castiglioni, and the Savaria Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Fabio Pirona.Selfridge-Field, Eleanor (2007). A New Chronology of Venetian Opera and Related Genres, 1660–1760, p. 469. Stanford University Press Gustavo primo, re di Svezia, Hungarotone 2003
Premiere cast +RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 25 May 1740Goldoni, Carlo (1740). Gustavo primo, re di Svezia. Marino Rossetti (libretto printed for the premiere performance)Ernesto, senator of the capital of Sweden and governor of the province of Dalarnabass Gaetano Pompeo BasterisErgilda, Ernesto's daughter, lover of Learcosoprano (?)Maria CamattiLearco, a foreign stranger (later discovered to be Gustavo), lover of Ergilda and Dorisbecastrato sopranoLorenzo GirardiArgeno, Ernesto's son, lover of Dorisbecontralto (?) en travestiEleonora FerandiniDorisbe, disguised, later discovered to be Clotilde, Gustavo's cousin and lovermezzo-soprano (?)Marianna ImerSoldiers, Archers, Commoners
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Libretto, carlogoldoni.it