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''' Ciro in Babilonia''' <Italian> / ''Cyrus in Babylon'' (1812) is a "dramma per musica" by [[Pietro Raimondi]] (mus.) and [[Giovanni Battista Bordese]] (libr.).   
''' Ciro in Babilonia''' <Italian> / ''Cyrus in Babylon'' (1812) is a "dramma per musica," set to music by [[Pietro Raimondi]].
 
~ Libretto by [[Giovanni Battista Bordese]].   


==Abstract==
==Abstract==
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* [[Daniel]] / Daniello, prophet = bass
* [[Daniel]] / Daniello, prophet = bass


==Editions, performances==
==Performance history==


Premiered in [[Naples, Italy]]: Teatro S. CarloComunale, 14 March 1812.
Premiered in [[Naples, Italy]]: Teatro S. CarloComunale, 14 March 1812.
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[[Category:Babylonian Exile (subject)|1812 Rossini]]
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[[Category:Belshazzar's Feast (event)|1812 Rossini]]
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[[Category:Daniel (subject)|1812 Rossini]]
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[[Category:Belshazzar (subject)|1812 Rossini]]
[[Category:Belshazzar--music (subject)|1812 Rossini]]
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[[Category:Top 1800s| 1812 Rossini]]
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Revision as of 11:24, 23 May 2017

Ciro in Babilonia <Italian> / Cyrus in Babylon (1812) is a "dramma per musica," set to music by Pietro Raimondi.

~ Libretto by Giovanni Battista Bordese.

Abstract

This story of the Fall of Babylon is based largely on the Book of Daniel. Raimondo composed an "dramma per musica".

Characters

  • Belshazzar / Baldassare, King of Assyria = tenor
  • Cyrus / Ciro, King of Persia = contralto
  • Amira, wife of Ciro = soprano
  • Argene, confidant of Amira = mezzo-soprano
  • Zambri, Babylonian prince = bass
  • Arbace, captain in Baldassare's army = tenor
  • Daniel / Daniello, prophet = bass

Performance history

Premiered in Naples, Italy: Teatro S. CarloComunale, 14 March 1812.

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