| Giulio Sabino | |
|---|---|
| Dramma per musica by Giuseppe Sarti | |
 Giuseppe Sarti | |
| Librettist | Pietro Giovannini |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | |
Giulio Sabino ("Julius Sabinus") is a dramma per musica (opera seria) in three acts by Giuseppe Sarti. The libretto was by Pietro Giovannini.
The opera, staged in six or seven European countries at the end of the 18th century, was the subject of a parody in Antonio Salieri's 1786 work Prima la musica e poi le parole .
It was first performed at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice on 3 January 1781. The opera was revived at the Teatro Comunale Alighieri in Ravenna in 1999 (see recording section below).
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 3 January 1781 [1] Conductor: Unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Annio | tenor | Giuseppe Desirò |
| Arminio | alto castrato | Pietro Gherardi |
| Epponina, Sabino's wife | soprano | Anna Pozzi |
| Sabino | soprano castrato | Gaspare Pacchierotti |
| Tito | tenor | Giacomo Panati |
| Voadice | soprano | Felice Zannotti |
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There is a recording made in Ravenna in 1999 by the Accademia Bizantina under Ottavio Dantone with Alessandra Palomba (Arminio), Sonia Prina (Giulio Sabino), Donatella Lombardi (Voadice), Elena Monti (Epponina), Giuseppe Filianoti (Tito), Kremena Dilcheva (Annio) (Bongiovanni CD 1173251).
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