Title page of the 1665 Venetian libretto
Mutio Scevola or Muzio Scevola (Mucius Scaevola ) is an opera (drama per musica ) in three acts by the Italian composer Francesco Cavalli , with a libretto by Nicolò Minato . It was based on the story of the Roman hero, Gaius Mucius Scaevola . The opera was first performed at the Teatro San Salvatore , Venice on 26 January 1665 and revived in Bologna in 1667. The libretto is dedicated to Philippe Jules Mancini, Duke of Nevers , the nephew of Cardinal Mazarin.
Roles
Role
Voice type
Premiere Cast, 26 January 1665 (Conductor: – )
Muzio Scevola
tenor
Orazio
soprano
Porsenna
tenor
Publicola
bass
Melvio
contralto
Tarquinio
bass
Valeria
soprano
Elisa
soprano
Vitellia
soprano
Ismeno
bass
Clodio
contralto
Floro
soprano
Porfiria
contralto
Milo
contralto
Publio
tenor
La statua di Giano
bass
Pallade
contralto
Venere
indefinite
Two vestal virgins
backing singers
Recordings
Atto I Scena 7 "Né fastosa allor che ride - Né dolente allor che freme" Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón, François Joubert-Caillet, Mariana Flores, Anna Reinhold 2014
"L'aspetto feroce" Giulia Semenzato (soprano), Raffaele Pe (alto) La Venexiana Claudio Cavina 2015
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