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Pompeo Magno ('Pompeius Magnus', 'Pompey the Great') is an opera in three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a dramma per musica. The Italian libretto was by Nicolò Minato.[1]
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It was first performed in Venice at the Teatro San Salvatore on 20 February 1666.[1]
Role | Voice type[1] | Premiere Cast, 20 February 1666 (Conductor: - ) |
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Pompeo (Pompey) | alto | |
Sesto (Sextus), his son | soprano | |
Mitridate (Mithridates), King of Pontus | tenor | |
Issicratea (Hypsicrateia), Queen of Pontus | soprano | |
Farnace (Pharnaces), her son | soprano | |
Harpalia, her slave | soprano | |
Cesare (Caesar) | bass | |
Claudio (Claudius), his son | tenor | |
Giulia (Julia), his daughter | soprano | |
Servilio (Servilius), her lover | soprano | |
Crasso (Crassus) | tenor | |
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