Didone abbandonata (Hasse) explained

Didone abbandonata is a 1742 opera by Johann Adolph Hasse setting the libretto Didone abbandonata by Metastasio. It was first performed at Hubertusburg palace, near Dresden.^[1]

Recording

• Theresa Holzhauser (Didone), Flavio Ferri-Benedetti (Enea), Valer Barna-Sabadus (Iarba), Magdalena Hinterdobler (Selene), Maria Celeng (Araspe) & Andreas Burkhart (Osmida), Hofkapelle München, Michael Hofstetter, 3CD Naxos 2013

Notes and References

1. Paul Corneilson J.C. Bach 1351561871 2017 Hasse's 'Didone abbandonata' was first performed at Hubertusburg, near Dresden, in 1742 and frequently revived.