Ormindo

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Ormindo is a 1644 opera by Italian Baroque composer Francesco Cavalli, known for its blend of comic and serious elements and its importance in early Venetian opera.

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Ormindo canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
associatedCity Venice
catalogueStatus one of Cavalli's best-known operas
composer Francesco Cavalli
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice
firstPerformanceDate 1644
form recitative and aria
genre Italian Baroque opera
dramma per musica
opera
historicalPeriod early Venetian opera
influencedField modern interest in Cavalli operas
language Italian
librettist Giovanni Faustini
movement Baroque
musicalStyle arioso passages
stile rappresentativo
notableCharacteristic blend of comic and serious elements
example of early Venetian public opera
notableProduction Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1967 production
linked to: Glyndebourne
originalAudience public opera-going audience in Venice
performancePractice originally written for castrato and female voices
uses continuo accompaniment
premiereLocation Venice
premiereTheatre Teatro San Cassiano
principalCharacter Agenore
Amida
linked to: Amitābha Buddha

Destiny (La Fortuna)
Erice
Erisbe
Hariadeno
Melide
Mirinda
Nerillo
Ormindo
Sicle
relatedWorkByComposer Giasone
La Calisto
revival 20th-century revival in modern performance practice
settingOfOpera Anfa in Morocco
structure prologue and three acts
thematicElement disguise
jealousy
love
reconciliation
timePeriodOfComposition 1640s

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Francesco Cavalli notableWork Ormindo
subject linked to: Cavalli
Ormindo principalCharacter Ormindo
Erismena hasCharacter Ormindo