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Add MS 14120
- Record Id:
- 040-002036542
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002036520
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000294.0x000122
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 14120
- Title:
- An opera and a cantata by Nicola Porpora
- Scope & Content:
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ff. 1-154. 'Angelica [e Medoro]': described by Fétis as an 'Azione teatrale'; in two parts, with symphonies and accompaniments for oboes (short and long), trombe da caccia, and bassoons, and a figured bass for harpsichord, in score; 1720. [By N. A. Porpora.] Part i was begun on 7 August, and Part ii (f. 74) on 19 August, 1720. The words are by Metastasio, as are also those of the Licenza or Epilogue (f. 149), addressed to [the Empress] Elisa[beth Christina], who was married in 1708. The names of the singers must refer to a later performance. They are Signora Marianna, [Gioacchino Conti, detto] Gizziello (b. 1714), [Carlo] Brosco [al. Broschi, detto Farinelli], [La] Rom[agnin]a, and [La] March[esi]na [probably the Maria Antonia Marchesini detta La Lucchesina, mentioned by Burney as singing in London in 1737-1739].
ff. 155-193b. Part II of a Cantata in honour of the Emperor Charles VI, begins 'Quando il sole è ancor nascente,' with symphonies and accompaniments for oboes and strings, and a figured bass for harpsichord, in score; 1712. [By Nicolò Porpora], Rome, 29 October-2 November, 1712. Autograph. Characters: Gloria, Genio, Fortuna, Valore.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002036520
036-002036534
040-002036542 - Is part of:
- Add MS 14101-14249 : A collection of music made by Signor Gaspar Selvaggi, of Naples
Add MS 14113-14121 : Operas, in full score, more or less complete, by Nicola Porpora
Add MS 14120 : An opera and a cantata by Nicola Porpora - Hierarchy:
- 032-002036520[0005]/036-002036534[0008]/040-002036542
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 14101-14249
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Italian
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1712
- End Date:
- 1720
- Date Range:
- 1712-1720
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. Oblong Folio.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Cantatas
Operas