Giunio Bruto
Giunio Bruto[1] (Italian, Junius Brutus) is a two-act opera seria in two acts by Domenico Cimarosa to a libretto by Eschilo Acanzio, composed in 1781.[2]
The opera was premiered in 1781 at the opening of
Esterháza;[2] but despite a lavish staging and alterations to the score by Haydn himself, the production was not successful.[3]
The plot revolves around the love between
Tarquinia in real life), the daughter of Tarquinius, the last king of Rome, whom Brutus had supplanted.[2]
Instrumentation
The opera was written for six voices and baroque orchestra:
- Cornets
- Oboe
- Violins
- Harpischord
- Bass
References
- ^ "Giunio Bruto, opera | Details". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ a b c Rossi and Fauntleroy (1999), p. 176.
- Oxford Music Online. accessed 2 December 2018. (subscription required).
Further links
- Rossi, Nick and Talmage Fauntleroy (1999). Domenico Cimarosa: his Life and Operas. Westport CT and London: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-30112-3
- ISMLP
- English/Italian libretto
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