Vocal soli, choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trombones, 2 violins, viola, ba...(+)
Vocal soli, choir, 2
flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns,
2 trombones, 2 violins,
viola, basso continuo
SKU: CA.5070400
Opera in three
acts. Composed by
Johann Adolf Hasse.
Edited by Zenon Mojzysz.
This edition: Complete
edition, linen cover.
Complete editions /
Selected works: Johann
Adolf Hasse. Selected
Works. German title:
Cleofide. Opera,
singspiel. Full score
(complete edition /
selected edition).
Composed 1731. 432 pages.
Duration 240 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
50.704/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.5070400).
ISBN
9790007092283. Language:
Italian. Text: Boccardi,
Michelangelo /
Metastasio, Pietro. Text:
Michelangelo Boccartdi,
Pietro
Metastasio.
Hasse's
Cleofide of 1731 can be
regarded as the zenith of
his creative output - not
least of all because he
integrated several of his
greatest arias from
earlier works into this
opera. The theme from
antiquity Alexander's
conquests in India was
perfectly suited to
flatter August the
Strong, a rather
unsuccessful
commander-in-chief, who
at that moment was
occupied with the
reorganization of his
armies. For performance
at the Court of Dresden,
Metastasio's original
libretto was reworked by
Michelangelo Boccardi. As
a result, the title of
the opera was changed
from Alessandro nell'
Indie to Cleofide and
Faustina Bordoni, the
prima donna and wife of
Johann Adolf Hasse,
became the protagonist of
the story. Musically, the
opera reflected the style
of the time. Hasse's
expressive and natural
style was admired and
appreciated by the public
professional musicians
alike. The vocal parts
were tailor-made for the
singers and in performing
this work the outstanding
soloists and the
orchestra could shine.
Hasse always tried to get
the utmost from his
musicians and in the case
of Cleofide he achieved a
100% success. The Carus
edition of Cleofide,
which has been published
as a part of the
Hasse-Werkausgabe, is the
very first printed
edition of this work. It
is based primarily on the
original parts used for
the first performance in
1731 and presents both an
accurate musicological
rendering of the sources
as well as a practical
performance edition.
Alexander's Conquest
