Tetide
Appearance
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
[edit]Cast | Voice type | Premiere cast |
---|---|---|
Tetide (Thetis) | soprano | Caterina Gabrielli |
Apollo | soprano castrato | Giovanni Manzoli |
Marte (Mars) | tenor | Carlo Carlani |
Imeneo (Hymen) | soprano castrato | Antonio Priori |
Pallade (Pallas Athena) | soprano | Maria Picinelli |
Venere (Venus) | soprano | Teresa Giacomazzi |
Chorus: Sea gods and goddesses |
Sources
[edit]- Holden, Amanda The Viking Opera Guide (Viking, 1993), page 374.
- Gluck Gesamtausgabe Tetide