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Gli equivoci nel sembiante (1679): Alessandro Scarlatti’s first opera
Gli equivoci nel sembiante, Scarlatti’s first opera, is a comedy of mistaken identities and amorous intrigues in the pastoral mode. It was one of the most popular and widely performed works of the composer’s long career. It was written by Scarlatti at the age of 18 on a libretto by Contini. The opera was a small-scale production (only four singers) which premiered in Rome during Carnival in 1679.
AUSER MUSICI (IT): Manuela Ranno (Lisetta), Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (Clori), Matteo Mezzaro (Eurillo), Alberto Allegrezza (Armindo), Raul Orellana (violin), Daniela Godio (violin), Daniele del Lungo (viola), Sebastiano Severi (cello), Francesco Tomei (double bass), Francesco Romano (theorbo), Daniele Boccaccio (harpsichord), Conductor: Carlo Ipata
Recorded: 1.9.2012, Turjak, Turjak Castle