A work of emotional chiaroscuro that ranges from heroic tragedy to slamming-door farce, set in the late Roman Republic under the rule of the fearsome dictator Sulla (here called Silla). Young Flora and Pompeo are impassioned lovers. But Silla and Pompeo's dad have other plans: Pompeo is to marry Silla's daughter, Emilia. The only problem is that Emilia is already married to somebody else. And Pompeo (the future Pompey the Great), though a hero on the battlefield, turns out to be a spineless wuss when it comes to standing up to Dad and defending his girlfriend. Flora exerts her seductive superpowers to get her man. But will she succeed?
La Flora
Composers: Sartorio, Antonio , Ziani, Marc'Antonio
This opera was originally a commission for Antonio Sartorio, who died halfway through the composition; it was completed by Marc Antonio Ziani, a nephew of Pietro Andrea Ziani.
Librettist: Novello Bonis
First Performance: 1681 Carnival, Venice. Teatro San Angelo.
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La Flora
Composers: Sartorio, Antonio , Ziani, Marc'Antonio
This opera was originally a commission for Antonio Sartorio, who died halfway through the composition; it was completed by Marc Antonio Ziani, a nephew of Pietro Andrea Ziani.
Librettist: Novello Bonis
First Performance: 1681 Carnival, Venice. Teatro San Angelo.
A work of emotional chiaroscuro that ranges from heroic tragedy to slamming-door farce, set in the late Roman Republic under the rule of the fearsome dictator Sulla (here called Silla). Young Flora and Pompeo are impassioned lovers. But Silla and Pompeo's dad have other plans: Pompeo is to marry Silla's daughter, Emilia. The only problem is that Emilia is already married to somebody else. And Pompeo (the future Pompey the Great), though a hero on the battlefield, turns out to be a spineless wuss when it comes to standing up to Dad and defending his girlfriend. Flora exerts her seductive superpowers to get her man. But will she succeed?
La Flora
Composers: Sartorio, Antonio , Ziani, Marc'Antonio
This opera was originally a commission for Antonio Sartorio, who died halfway through the composition; it was completed by Marc Antonio Ziani, a nephew of Pietro Andrea Ziani.
Librettist: Novello Bonis
First Performance: 1681 Carnival, Venice. Teatro San Angelo.
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La Flora
Composers: Sartorio, Antonio , Ziani, Marc'Antonio
This opera was originally a commission for Antonio Sartorio, who died halfway through the composition; it was completed by Marc Antonio Ziani, a nephew of Pietro Andrea Ziani.
Librettist: Novello Bonis
First Performance: 1681 Carnival, Venice. Teatro San Angelo.
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