Orazi e Curiazi

Orazi e Curiazi (The Horatii and the Curiatii) is an opera by the Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. It takes the form of a tragedia lirica in three acts. The libretto, by Salvadore Cammarano, is based on the Roman legend of the fight between Horatii and Curiatii. It was first performed at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, on 10 November 1846.

This article is about the Mercadante opera. For the Cimarosa opera, see Gli Orazi e i Curiazi.
Saverio Mercadante

Roles
Roles, voice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 10 November 1846[1]
Conductor: Antonio Farelli
Orazio baritone Pietro Balzar
Curiazio tenor Gaetano Fraschini
Old Orazio bass Marco Arati
Old Curiazio tenor Capranica Jr.
Camilla soprano Erminia Frezzolini
Sabina mezzo-soprano Anna Salvetti
High Priest tenor Teofilo Rossi

Recordings
Year Cast: Orazio, Camilla,
Curiazio, Old Orazio		 Conductor,
opera house and orchestra		 Label[2]
1975 Christian du Plessis,
Janet Price,
Richard Greager,
Malcolm King		 Kenneth Montgomery,
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra and Choir
(Recording of a concert performance given by Opera Rara in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 27 April)		 78rpm: Unique Opera Records Corporation
Cat: UORC 250
1993Nelly Miricioiu,
Anthony Michaels-Moore,
Marcus Haddock,
Alastair Miles		David Parry,
Philharmonia Orchestra and the Mitchell Choir		CD: Opera Rara
ORC 12

References
  1. Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."Orazi e Curiazi, 10 November 1846". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
  2. Recordings of Orazi e Curiazi, operadis-opera-discography.org.uk

Further reading
  • Black, John, The Italian Romantic Libretto: A Study of Salvadore Cammarano, Edinburgh University Press, 1984 ISBN 9780852244630 ISBN 0852244630
  • Rose, Michael (1998), “Mercandante, (Giuseppe) Saverio (Raffaele)" in Stanley Sadie, (ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, vol. 3, pp. 334–339. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-333-73432-7 ISBN 1-56159-228-5
  • Rose, Michael (2001), in Holden, Amanda,(ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc. ISBN 0-14-029312-4
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