List of works premiered at the Teatro Capranica explained

This is a chronological list of works known to have premiered at the Teatro Capranica in Rome. While the vast majority are operas, the list also includes oratorios, cantatas, and plays.[1] The Capranica was originally built as a private theatre in 1679 and converted into a public theatre in 1694. The theatre was closed from 1699 to 1711 when there was a papal ban on public secular performances in Rome. There were other shorter periods of closure in the 18th and 19th centuries, and it definitively ceased operating as a full-scale theatre and opera house in 1881. In a much altered state, it now serves as a conference and event venue.[2]

Premieres

17th century

18th century

References

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Notes and References

  1. The theatre has sometimes been erroneously listed in older sources as the premiere venue for works which actually premiered at the Teatro Valle, another theatre owned by the Capranica family. An example of this is Piccinni's L'americano, which the 2001 edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and Casaglia list as having premiered at the Teatro Capranica. However, the libretto printed for the premiere states: "da rappresentarsi nel Teatro alla Valle degl'illustrissimi signori Capranica". See Lungi; Libby et al. pp. 708–715; Polzonetti p. 170.
  2. Franchi and Sartori pp. xlv–xlvi
  3. Unless otherwise specified, all items in this section are sourced from Casaglia
  4. Harper and Lindgren
  5. Franchi and Sartori p. 659
  6. Della Corte
  7. Franchi and Sartori pp. 102–103
  8. Natuzzi pp. 7, 170
  9. Natuzzi p. 237
  10. Goldoni p. 97
  11. Robinson

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