Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne explained

Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne (The Loves of Apollo and Daphne) is an opera by the Italian composer Francesco Cavalli. It was Cavalli's second operatic work and was premiered at the Teatro San Cassiano, Venice during the Carnival season of 1640. The libretto is by Giovanni Francesco Busenello and is based on the story of the god Apollo's love for the nymph Daphne as told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Roles

RoleVoice typePremiere Cast, 1640
(Conductor: -)
Apollohaute-contre
Dafnemezzo-soprano
Aurorasoprano
Cefalotenor
Amoresoprano
Filena soprano
Alfesibeobaritone
Sonnobariton
Cirillahaute-contre
Veneremezzo-soprano
Giovebass
Pantenor
Morfeotenor
Procrissoprano
Itatonsoprano
Titoniotenor
Peneobass
Pantobass
Three musesmezzo-soprano and two sopranos
Coro de Ninfe e Pastori

Recordings

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