Didone abbandonata is an 1823 opera in two acts by Saverio Mercadante to a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola after Metastasio's Didone abbandonata.[1] It was first performed on 18 January 1823 at the Teatro Regio in Turin.
| Role | Premiere cast, 18 January 1823 Conductors: (1st violin) and (harpsichord) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Didone, Queen of Carthage | Carolina Neri Passerini | ||
| Enea, in love with Dido | contralto en travesti | Fanny Eckerlin | |
| Jarba, under the name Arbace, King of the Moors | Nicola Tacchinardi | ||
| Osmida, Didone's confidant | Raffaele Benetti | ||
| Araspe, Jarba's confidant, secretly in love with Selene | tenor | Pietro Gentili | |
| Selene, Sidone's sister, secretly in love with Enea | soprano | Gioconda Vitali |
| Role | Premiere (in modern times), 18 August 2018 Conductors: Alessandro de Marchi (Conductor) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Didone, Queen of Carthage | Viktorija Miskunaite | ||
| Enea, in love with Dido | contralto en travesti | Katrin Wundsam | |
| Jarba, under the name Arbace, King of the Moors | Carlo Allemano | ||
| Osmida, Didone's confidant | Pietro Di Bianco | ||
| Araspe, Jarba's confidant, secretly in love with Selene | tenor | Diego Godoy | |
| Selene, Sidone's sister, secretly in love with Enea | soprano | Emilie Renard |