Ciro in Babilonia (Cyrus in Babylon / 1812 Rossini / Aventi), opera
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Ciro in Babilonia; ossia, La caduta di Baldassare <Italian> / Cyrus in Babylon; or, The Fall of Belshazzar (1812) is an "azione sacra," set to music by Gioachino Rossini.
~ Libretto by Francesco Aventi.
Abstract
This story of the Fall of Babylon is based largely on the Book of Daniel. Rossini composed an "azione sacra", i.e., a scenic oratorio or quasi-opera, which could be either staged or presented in concert form.
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
Editions
Performance History
Premiered in Ferrara, Italy: Teatro Comunale, 14 March 1812.
- Ciro in Babilonia (Cyrus in Babylon / 1823 / @1812 Rossini), London production (opera) -- 30 January 1823 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London - UK premiere - in concert
- Also performed in many Italian cities and in Munich (1816), Lisbon, Vienna (1817), Weimar (1819), and Dresden (Königlich Sächsisches Theater, 1822). Then it disappeared until 1988.
Sound & Video Recordings
Ciro in Babilonia (Cyrus in Babylon / 1988 Rizzi / @1812 Rossini), Savona production, sound recording (opera)
- Ernesto Palacio (Belshazzar) -- Caterina Calvi (Cyrus) -- Danilo Serraiocco (Daniel)
- Orchestra sinfonica di San Remo
- Coro Francesco Cilea di Reggio Calabria (dir. Massimo Sabbatini).
- Carlo Rizzi = Conductor
Audio recording of a performance in the Teatro Chiabrera, Savona, Italy (30 October 1988). Released in Milan [Italy]: Arkadia, 1991.
Ciro in Babilonia (Cyrus in Babylon / 2004 Fogliani / @1812 Rossini), sound recording (opera)
- Württembergische Philharmonie Orchestra
- ARS Brunensis Chamber Choir
- Antonino Fogliani = Conductor
Recorded at 3 performances at the Wildbad Festival, July 2004.
Ciro in Babilonia (Cyrus in Babylon / 2008 Malgoire / @1812 Rossini), sound recording (opera)
- Cyril Auvity (Belshazzar) -- Nora Gubisch (Cyrus) -- Pierre-Yves Pruvot (Daniel)
- La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy
- Choeur de Chambre de Namur
Jean-Claude Malgoire = Conductor
Ciro in Babilonia (Cyrus in Babylon / 2013 Crutchfield / Livermore, Biggiero / @1812 Rossini), video recording (opera)
External links
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- Second Temple Studies--1800s
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- Babylonian Exile--music (subject)
- Belshazzar's Feast (event)
- Daniel--music (subject)
- Belshazzar--music (subject)
- Cyrus--music (subject)
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- Belshazzar--literature (subject)
- Cyrus--literature (subject)
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