Giasone

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Giasone is a 1649 opera by Baroque composer Francesco Cavalli that became one of the most popular and frequently performed operas of the 17th century.

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Giasone canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque opera
opera
acts 3
basedOn myth of Jason and Medea
cataloguedAs Cavalli opera
centuryOfPremiere 17th century
composer Francesco Cavalli
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice
firstPerformanceCity Venice
genre dramma per musica
hasCharacterType comic servants
gods and mythological figures
heroic characters
hasModernEditions true
hasModernRecordings true
hasPrologueCharacter Amore (Cupid)
linked to: Cupid

Fortuna
linked to: Fortuna Primigenia

Sole (the Sun)
linked to: The Sun
historicalSignificance important example of early Venetian opera
influential in the development of 17th‑century opera
includes arias
comic scenes
ensembles
recitatives
language Italian
librettist Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
mainCharacter Alinda
Besso
Delfa
Ercole (Hercules)
linked to: Heracles

Giasone (Jason)
linked to: Argonaut Jason

Isifile (Hypsipyle)
linked to: Hypsipyle

Medea
musicalEra Baroque
notableFor being one of the most popular operas of the 17th century
frequent performances in 17th‑century Europe
premieredAt commercial public opera house
premiereDate 1649
premierePlace Teatro San Cassiano, Venice
linked to: Teatro San Cassiano
prologue true
settingPeriod mythological antiquity
style Venetian public opera
subjectMatter betrayal
heroic adventure
love
title Giasone
workOf Francesco Cavalli

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Francesco Cavalli notableWork Giasone
subject linked to: Cavalli
Giasone title Giasone