Astiage, drama per musica : nel famoso Teatro Grimani di SS. Gio. e Paolo l'anno M.DC.LXXVII. [i.e., 1677] : consagrato all'illustrissimo, & eccellentissimo signor Alvise Contarini, fù dell'Illustriss., & Eccellentiss. Sig. Pietro.

In Venetia, Per Francesco Nicolini, 1677.

Italian Librettos

Text

71, 1 p.

15 cm.

Music Library

Three acts; librettist-adapter's dedication, signed "Matteo Noris"--p. 3-4; librettist-adapter's foreword--p. 5; "Dilucidatione del drama"--p. 6; scene and ballet descriptions--p. 8.
Author of original libretto was "signor cavalier Appoloni"--foreword.
Music by Viviani--foreword.
"Con licenza de' superiori, e priuilegio"--title page.
"Balli[:] nel principio del Primo atto, Abbatimento finto di soldati; nel fine del Primo di paggi; nel fine del Secondo, Di spiriti con l'aspeto di Deità"--p. 8.
Performers' names not given.
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