Eliogabalo
Classification added November 24, 2015Premiered composed for Carnival season, 1668, but withdrawn shortly before the premiere
composed for the Theater of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy – withdrawn shortly before the premiere
Composer:
Francesco Cavalli
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
anonymous; reworked by Aurelio Aureli
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Notes:
based on the life of the lascivious Roman emperor Heliogabalus
Classification is of the performing edition by Mauro Calcagno
Time Period:
3rd Century
Place:
Rome
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Flavia | Soprano | L |
| Alessandro | Soprano | L |
| Eliogabalo | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Eritea | Soprano | F |
| Giuliano | Countertenor | F |
| Lenia | Tenor | F |
| Nerbulone | Bass | F |
| Atilia | Soprano | S |
| Zotico | Tenor | S |
| Two Consuls | Tenor, Bass | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 20
Divisi: SATB