Demofoonte is a
dramma per musica or
opera in 3 acts by
composer
Christoph Willibald Gluck. The work uses an Italian language
libretto by
Pietro Metastasio. The opera premiered on 6 January 1743 at the
Teatro Regio Ducale in
Milan.
[1]
Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast
[1] Conductor: |
---|---|---|
Demofoonte | castrato | |
Dircea | soprano | |
Adrasto | tenor | |
Matusio | bass | |
Creusa | soprano | |
Cherinto | castrato | |
Olinto | castrato | |
Timante | castrato | Giovanni Carestini |
The first modern performance of the opera took place at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria on November 23, 2014. The opera was conducted by Alan Curtis (harpsichordist), featured his Il Complesso Barocco as well as Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen in the primo uomo role of Timante. [2]