La schiava fortvnata, drama per musica da rappresentarsi nel portentoso Teatro Zane à San Moisè l'anno M.DC.LXXIV [i.e. 1674] : consegrato all'Illustriss[.] & Eccellentis. Sig. Alessandro Contarini procurator di S. Marco.

Schiava fortunata

In Venetia, Appresso Francesco Nicolini, 1674.

Italian Librettos

Text

56, 2 p.

15 cm.

Music Library

Three acts; director's dedication, signed "Venetia 1. Genaro 1674...Francesco Santorini"--p. 3-4; foreword--p. 5-6; "Argomento"--p. 7; scene and ballet descriptions--p. 9.
"Con licenza de' superiori, e priuilegio"--title page.
A version of La Semiramide--New Grove.
Music by Cesti--foreword.
"fù di nuouo ritoccata d'ariete, introduttione, intermedii, e qualche picciola scena, che smaltata con natural bizzarria dal armonico stile del Sign. Marc' Antonion Ziani...."--foreword
Libretto by "Dr. Monilia [sic]"--foreword.
"Balli: di guerrieri; di naiadi, ch'escono dal Tigri."--p. 9
"L'Operatione di chi scrisse nuouamente nel Drama sarà contrasegnata con queste due,, pretendendo non hauer pregiudicato punto alla somma Virtù del Signor Dottor Monilia."--p.10
Performers' names not given.
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