L'Olimpiade is a dramma per musica in three acts that
was composed by Antonio Vivaldi. The opera uses an
Italian libretto by Pietro Metastasio that was
originally written for Antonio Caldara's 1733 opera of
the same name. Vivaldi's version premiered in Venice at
the Teatro Sant'Angelo on 17 February 1734. The
libretto is in three acts by Metastasio originally
written for an operatic setting by Antonio Caldara of
1733. Metastasio’s plot draws upon the narrative of
"The Trial of the Suitors" pro...(+)
L'Olimpiade is a dramma per musica in three acts that
was composed by Antonio Vivaldi. The opera uses an
Italian libretto by Pietro Metastasio that was
originally written for Antonio Caldara's 1733 opera of
the same name. Vivaldi's version premiered in Venice at
the Teatro Sant'Angelo on 17 February 1734. The
libretto is in three acts by Metastasio originally
written for an operatic setting by Antonio Caldara of
1733. Metastasio’s plot draws upon the narrative of
"The Trial of the Suitors" provided from Book 6 of The
Histories of Herodotus. The story, set in Ancient
Greece at the time of the Olympic Games, is about
amorous rivalry and characters' taking places to gain
the loved one. The story ends with the announcement of
two marriages.
Although originally composed for strings and
accompainment (Harpsichord and Basso Continuo), I
created this arrangement of the Sinfonia for Atring
Quartet (2 Violins, Viola & Cello).
PARTITION