Operas performed at the Teatro San Cassiano

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This is the list of operas performed at the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice. [1]

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No.YearTitleLibrettistComposerNotes
11637 Andromeda  [ it; fr ] Benedetto Ferrari Francesco Manelli
21638La maga fulminataBenedetto FerrariFrancesco Manelli
31639 Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo Orazio Persiani Francesco Cavalli
41640 Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne Giovanni Francesco Busenello Francesco Cavalli
51641 La Didone Giovanni Francesco BusenelloFrancesco Cavalli
61642 La virtù de' strali d'Amore Giovanni Faustini Francesco Cavalli
71643 L'Egisto Giovanni FaustiniFrancesco Cavalli
81644 L'Ormindo Giovanni FaustiniFrancesco Cavalli
91645 Doriclea Giovanni FaustiniFrancesco Cavalli
101645Il TitoneGiovanni FaustiniFrancesco Cavalli
111649 Giasone Giacinto Andrea Cicognini Francesco Cavalli
121650 Orimonte Nicolò Minato Francesco Cavalli
131651L'ArmidoroBortolo CastoreoFrancesco Cavalli
141658L'incostanza trionfante overo il TheseoF. Piccoli Pietro Andrea Ziani
151658AntiocoNicolò MinatoFrancesco Cavalli
161659 Elena Nicolò MinatoFrancesco Cavalli
171666Il GiasoneGiacinto Andrea CicogniniFrancesco Cavalli
181666La Zenobia Matteo Noris Giovanni Antonio Boretti
191679–80Candaule Adriano Morselli Pietro Andrea Ziani
201680TomiriA. MedolagoA. Vitali
211683Temistocle in bandoAdriano Morselli Antonio Gianettini
221683L'innocenza risorta overo EtioAdriano MorselliPietro Andrea Ziani
231690Il gran macedoneGiulio PancieriGiuseppe Boniventi
241691L'AlmerindaGiulio PancieriGiuseppe Boniventi
251696Basilio re d'OrienteG. B. NeriF. Navarra
261696La ClotildeG. B. NeriG. M. Ruggieri
271696Zenone imperator d'OrienteA. Marchi Tomaso Albinoni
281697Il Tigrane re d'Armenia Giulio Cesare Corradi Tomaso Albinoni
291697 (–98?)Primislao primo re di BoemiaGiulio Cesare CorradiTomaso Albinoni
301698L'ingratitudine castigata Francesco Silvani  [ it ]Tomaso Albinoni
311698L'Egisto re di CiproGiulio Cesare Corradi Marc'Antonio Ziani
321699Gl'amori fra gl'odii o sia il Ramiro in NorvegiaM. A. RemenaMarc'Antonio Ziani
331699Il Teodosio Vincenzo Grimani Marc'Antonio Ziani
341700L'AristeoGiulio Cesare Corradi Antonio Pollarolo
351701Griselda Apostolo Zeno Antonio Pollarolo
361702L'ingratitudine castigataFrancesco SilvaniTomaso Albinoni
371702L'arte in gara con l'arteFrancesco SilvaniTomaso Albinoni
381702La pastorella al soglioGiulio Cesare CorradiVarious
391702–03Gli imenei stabiliti dal casoFrancesco Silvani Francesco Gasparini
401703Il miglior d'ogni amore per il peggiore d'ogni odioFrancesco SilvaniFrancesco Gasparini
411703Il più fedele fra i vassalliFrancesco SilvaniFrancesco Gasparini
421704La fede tradita e vendicataFrancesco SilvaniFrancesco Gasparini
431704La maschera levata al vitioFrancesco SilvaniFrancesco Gasparini
441705La FredegondaFrancesco SilvaniFrancesco Gasparini
451705Il principato custodito dalla frodeFrancesco SilvaniFrancesco Gasparini
461705AntiocoApostolo Zeno; Pietro Pariati Francesco Gasparini
471705AmbletoApostolo Zeno; Pietro PariatiFrancesco Gasparini
481706StatiraApostolo Zeno; Pietro PariatiFrancesco Gasparini
491706SidonioPietro Pariati Antonio Lotti
501707Taican re della CinaU. RizziFrancesco Gasparini
511707L'amor generosoApostolo ZenoFrancesco Gasparini
521707Achille placatoU. RizziAntonio Lotti
531707AnfitrionePietro PariatiFrancesco Gasparini
541707–08TeuzzoneApostolo ZenoAntonio Lotti
551708Flavio Anicio OlibrioApostolo Zeno; Pietro PariatiFrancesco Gasparini
561708AstartoApostolo Zeno; Pietro PariatiTomaso Albinoni
571709Il falso TiberinoApostolo Zeno; Pietro Pariati Carlo Francesco Pollarolo
581709EngelbertaApostolo Zeno; Pietro PariatiFrancesco Gasparini; Tomaso Albinoni
591709La principessa fedeleA. PioveneFrancesco Gasparini
601709–10CiroPietro PariatiTomaso Albinoni
611710Sesostri re d'EgittoApostolo Zeno; Pietro PariatiFrancesco Gasparini
621710La ninfa Apollo Francesco de Lemene  [ it ]Francesco Gasparini; Antonio Lotti"scherzo scenico pastorale per musica"
631710L'amor tirannico Domenico Lalli Francesco Gasparini
641710Il tiranno eroeV. CassaniTomaso Albinoni
651711TamerlanoA. PioveneFrancesco Gasparini
661711CostantinoApostolo Zeno; Pietro PariatiFrancesco Gasparini
671712MeropeApostolo ZenoFrancesco Gasparini
681712Le gare generoseA. ZaniboniTomaso Albinoni
691712–13I veri amiciFrancesco Silvani; Domenico LalliA. Paulati
701713La verità nell'ingannoFrancesco SilvaniFrancesco Gasparini
711717L'ArgippoDomenico Lalli Giovanni Porta
721718FarnaceDomenico LalliCarlo Francesco Pollarolo
731718AntigonaB. Pasqualigo Giuseppe Maria Orlandini
741724AntigonaB. PasqualigoGiuseppe Maria Orlandini
751724Despina e NisoG. Papis (?) Alessandro Scarlatti "intermezzo in musica"
761724–25Didone abbandonata Pietro Metastasio Tomaso Albinoni
771725Alcina delusa da RuggeroA. MarchiTomaso Albinoni
781725L'impresario delle CanariePietro MetastasioTomaso Albinoni"intermezzo in musica"
791725–26L'inganno innocenteFrancesco SilvaniTomaso Albinoni
801726Amor e sdegnoM. BoccardiL. Tavelli
811727Il Bertarido re de' Longobardi Antonio Salvi Giuseppe Boniventi
821728GriseldaApostolo ZenoTomaso Albinoni
831728OrmisdaApostolo Zeno Bartolomeo Cordans  [ it ]
841728–29GianguirApostolo Zeno Geminiano Giacomelli
851729La generosità di TiberioNicolò MinatoS. Lapis; Bartolomeo Cordans
861729AdelaideAntonio SalviGiuseppe Maria Orlandini
871730La fede in cimentoApostolo ZenoFrancesco Gasparini; S. Lapis
881730La donna nobileUnknownGiuseppe Maria Orlandini"intermezzo in musica"
891735L'AnagildaA. Zaniboni Antonio Gaetano Pampani
901736La ZoeFrancesco Silvani Luca Antonio Predieri
911736–37L'ArsaceAntonio SalviGeminiano Giacomelli
921737DemetrioPietro Metastasio Johann Adolph Hasse revival [2]
931737Lucio PapirioAntonio Salvi Nicola Porpora
941742BarsinaFrancesco SilvaniG. A. Paganelli
951742AtaloFrancesco SilvaniG. Chinzer
961743EngelbertaApostolo ZenoG. Paganelli
971743AmbletoApostolo Zeno; Pietro PariatiG. Carcani
981743La forza del sangueB. VitturiG. A. Paganelli
991744La libertà nocivaG. BarlocciR. di Capua
1001744Madama CianaG. BarlocciG. Latilla
1011744–45L'ambizione delusaF. VanneschiR. di Capua
1021744–45La finta camerieraG. BarlocciG. Latilla
1031745La forza d'amoreP. Panicelli Baldassare Galuppi
1041745Lo scialacquatore alla fieraA. BorghesiG. Orlandini; various
1051745I rigiri delle cantarineB. VitturiF. Maggiore
1061746La vedova accortaA. Borghesi (?)F. Bertoni
1071746La fata meravigliosaUnknownG. Scolari
1081746AlcibiadeG. RoccaforteG. Carcani
1091746–47Il Catone in UticaPietro MetastasioL. Vinci; (N. Jommelli)
1101747Caio Marzio CoriolanoZ. SerimanP. Pulli
1111747ArminioAntonio SalviB. Galuppi
1121748L'AdrianoPietro MetastasioV. Ciampi
1131748La clemenza di TitoPietro MetastasioG. Pampani
1141748ClotildeF. PassariniB. Galuppi
1151748Il conte immaginarioUnknownP. Auletta"intermezzo in musica" for Clotilde
1161748–49Camilla regina de' VolsciS. StampigliaVarious
1171749Il vello d'oroG. Palazzi; M. Zanetti (?)G. Scolari
1181749La commedia in commediaG. G. Barlocci; F. Vanneschi (?)R. di Capua
1191749Tra due litiganti il terzo godeG. B. LorenziG. B. Pescetti
1201749Il finto principeC. GoldoniVarious
1211749Il protettore alla modaG. M. BuiniG. M. Buini; B. Galuppi
1221750Alcimena principessa dell'isole fortunate ossia l'amore fortunato ne' suoi disprezziP. ChiariB. Galuppi
1231750Il ciarlatano fortunato nelle sue impostureUnknownUnknown"farsa per musica" – intermezzo for Alcimena
1241750ErnelindaFrancesco SilvaniFrancesco Gasparini; A. Vivaldi; B. Galuppi
1251750La preziosa ridicolaM. TrottiGiuseppe Maria Orlandini"intermezzo in musica" for Ernelinda
1261750Il mondo alla roversa, ossia le donne che comandanoC. GoldoniB. Galuppi
1271750–51La mascherataC. GoldoniG. Cocchi (?); B. Galuppi (?)
1281751Le donne vendicateC. GoldoniG. Cocchi
1291751GriseldaApostolo ZenoG. Latilla
1301752VenceslaoApostolo ZenoAntonio Gaetano Pampani
1311752L'Adriano in SiriaPietro MetastasioG. Scarlatti
1321752L'olimpiadePietro MetastasioG. Latilla
1331753Alessandro nell'IndiePietro MetastasioG. Latilla
1341753Semiramide riconosciutaPietro MetastasioG. Cocchi
1351753Il pazzo gloriosoC. Goldoni (after A. Villani)G. Cocchi
1361753–54De gustibus non est disputandumC. GoldoniG. Scarlatti
1371754La maestraA. PalombaG. Cocchi
1381763La morte di Dimone o sia l'innocenza vendicataJ. J. F. von Kurz; G. BertatiA. Tozzi
1391764Li creduti spiritiJ. J. F. von Kurz; G. BertatiJ. G. Naumann; various
1401764Achille in SciroPietro MetastasioF. Bertoni
1411764L'ingannatore ingannatoP. ChiariF. Bertoni
1421765L'olimpiadePietro MetastasioF. Bertoni
1431765SemiramidePietro MetastasioT. Traetta
1441765L'amore industriosoF. CasorriG. M. Rutini
1451765Le villeggiatrici ridicoleA. BianchiA. Boroni
1461765I matrimoni in mascheraF. CasorriG. M. Rutini
1471765Gli amori di ZeffiroUnknown"ballo" by G. Fabiani (choreographer)
1481765La ghirlanda incantataUnknown"ballo" by G. Fabiani (choreographer)
1491766La buona figliuola supposta vedovaA. BianchiG. Latilla
1501766La notte criticaC. GoldoniA. Boroni
1511766SolimanoG. MigliavaccaG. Sciroli
1521769Il contratto malizioso o sia sior Bastian MarzerP. CandoniUnknown"farsa" in "lingua veneziana"
1531770La villeggiatura di MestreG. DolfinS. Perillo"farsa per musica"
1541770La marenda alla ZueccaG. DolfinUnknown"farsa per musica"
1551771La serenata in tartanaG. DolfinUnknown"farsa per musica"
1561771La ritornata dalla villeggiatura di MestreG. DolfinS. Perillo (?)"farsa per musica"
1571772La fieraG. DolfinUnknown"farsa per musica"
1581772Le putte della ZueccaUnknownUnknown"farsa per musica"
1591773La serva astutaUnknownUnknown"farsa per musica"
1601773Le finezze d'amore o sia la farsa non si fa ma si provaG. Bertati (?)G. Astarita"farsa per musica"
1611773Amore in puntiglioUnknownJ. M. Pfeiffer"farsa per musica"
1621773La costanza d'amore o sia l'inganno per necessitàUnknownUnknown"farsa per musica"
1631774Li cavalieri lunaticiUnknownG. Rust"farsa per musica"
1641774Le nozze concluse alla ZuecchaUnknownUnknown"farsa per musica"
1651775La critica teatraleR. CalzabigiG. Astarita
1661775Li due amanti in ingannoUnknownG. Rust; M. Rauzzini
1671776Il baron di Lago NeroUnknownM. Mortellari
1681776Il Giove di CretaP. PisoniG. Rust
1691776Li tre vagabondiUnknownS. Perillo
1701777Il convitato di pietraPietro Pariati (?)G. Callegari
1711777L'idolo cineseUnknownG. Rust
1721779L'isola d'amorUnknownA. Sacchini
1731780Le nozze alla MiraUnknownA. Gagni"farsa per musica"
1741780Le donne rivaliUnknownD. Cimarosa"intermezzo in musica"
1751781L'amor per rigiroN. TassiA. Gagni"intermezzo in musica" for five voices
1761781Il matrimonio per ingannoG. Bertati (?)P. Anfossi"intermezzo in musica"
1771781Rosina consolata o sia l'innocenza protettaP. A. BagliaccaG. Valentini"intermezzo in musica" for four voices
1781782Li tre difettosi rivali in amoreG. PrettiniUnknown"intermezzo in musica"
1791783Le due finte gemelleG. PetroselliniN. Piccinni"intermezzo in musica" for four voices
1801783I matti gloriosiUnknownA. Gagni"intermezzo in musica"
1811784Il parigino in ItaliaUnknownL. Baini"intermezzo in musica"
1821784Il finto pariginoUnknownL. Baini"intermezzo in musica"
1831784Il matrimonio inaspettatoUnknownG. Paisiello"intermezzo in musica"
1841787Le stravaganze in campagnaUnknownA. Brunetti
1851787Li tre OrfeiUnknownM. Bernardini
1861788L'impostor punitoG. NeriP. Guglielmi
1871791I capricci in amoreUnknownG. Astarita
1881791Don Mirtillo contrastatoUnknownG. Giordani
1891792Il medico parigino o sia l'ammalato per amoreG. PalombaG. Astarita
1901792L'ultima che si perde è la speranzaF. S. Zini (?)M. Bernardini (?)"farsa per musica"
1911793AttilaV. Trento"ballo" by D. Ballon (choreographer)
1921793La cifraL. Da Ponte Antonio Salieri
1931793Le trame amoroseA. ValliF. Paër (o G. Paisiello?)
1941794Il mercato di MonfregosoC. GoldoniN. A. Zingarelli
1951794L'amante statuaA. ValliL. Piccinni"farsa per musica"
1961794I veneziani a CostantinopoliV. Trento"ballo" by D. Ballon (choreographer)
1971794La finta ammalataG. SquilloniV. Trento
1981798La sposa di stravagante temperamentoUnknownP. Guglielmi
1991798Gli umori contrariG. BertatiS. Nasolini

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References

  1. Franco Mancini, Maria Teresa Muraro, Elena Povoledo, I Teatri del Veneto – Venezia, vol 1, Venice, Regione del Veneto ― Corbo e Fiore, 1995, pp. 144–147, revised, completed and amended in the light of the consulted bibliography and external links. Year given in Gregorian calendar and not more veneto.
  2. Loewenberg 1978, column 169.

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