Mutio Scevola or Muzio Scevola (Mucius Scaevola) is an opera in three acts and a prologue by the Italian composer Francesco Cavalli, with a libretto by Giovanni Faustini. It was based on the story of the Roman hero, Gaius Mucius Scaevola. The opera was first performed at the Teatro San Samuele, Venice on 26 January 1665 and revived in Bologna in 1667.
| 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 |
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Mucius Scaevola before Lars Porsenna is a c.1618-1620 painting by Rubens and his pupil Antony van Dyck. It was painted for the Spanish royal court and remained in the royal collection in Madrid until the second half of the 18th century. It was then acquired by prince Kaunitz of Vienna and then in 1820 for the Esterhazy collection. It is now in the Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest). Its subject is drawn from Livy 2:12 and its account of Mucius Scaevola's bravery before Lars Porsenna after the former's failed attempt to assassinate the latter.
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Publius Mucius Scaevola was a Roman politician and general.
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