Tetide Explained

Tetide (Thetis) is an opera by the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. It takes the form of a serenata in two parts. The Italian-language libretto is by Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca. The opera premiered on 10 October 1760 at the Hofburg Palace, Vienna.

Roles

CastVoice typePremiere cast
Tetide (Thetis)sopranoCaterina Gabrielli
Apollosoprano castratoGiovanni Manzoli
Marte (Mars)tenorCarlo Carlani
Imeneo (Hymen)soprano castratoAntonio Priori
Pallade (Pallas Athena)sopranoMaria Picinelli
Venere (Venus)sopranoTeresa Giacomazzi
Chorus: Sea gods and goddesses

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