Il trionfo di Clelia (Gluck)
Il trionfo di Clelia (The Triumph of Cloelia), Wq. 31, is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck. It takes the form of a dramma per musica in three acts. The Italian-language libretto by Pietro Metastasio is based on several semi-legendary narratives concerning the founding of the Roman Republic. The opera premiered on 14 May 1763 at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.[1][2] Although rarely performed since then, it was revived in London in 2012 at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Studio.[3]
Gluck's opera was the second setting of Metastasio's libretto. The first was composed by
The opera's story revolves around four main characters: Porsenna, an Etruscan king who laid siege to Rome in 509 BC to restore the monarchy; Tarquinio the deposed King of Rome; Clelia, a woman of the Roman Republic held hostage by Porsenna; and Orazio, ambassador of the Roman Republic and Clelia's intended husband.[3]
References
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- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Il trionfo di Clelia, 14 May 1763". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ a b Ashley, Tim (25 June 2012). "Il trionfo di Clelia – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Il trionfo di Clelia, 26 December 1767". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian)..