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- ↑ Harry White, Johann Joseph Fux and the Music of the Austro-Italian Baroque, 2017. "This was Dafne in Lauro, which was first performed in the Favorita garden before dinner on 1 October, 1714." The two main roles, Apollo and Dafne, with four arias each, were sung by Orsini and Maria Conti-Landini; the soprano part, Diana, was ... the sixteen-year-old soprano castrato Giovanni Vincenzi played Amore – often sung by boys – and the tenor Garghetti sang the role of Mercurio.
- ↑ "Fux: Dafne in lauro, Zefiro". Qobuz. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ "Apollo e Dafne – Fuoco Obbligato | Opera Fuoco". 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
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