ASTORGA: Dafni

ASTORGA: Dafni 21 April. Genoa , S. Agostino Text by E. Manfredi (first set to music by Aldrovandini in 1696), with alterations by F. M. Paglia (first set in this form by A. Scarlatti in 1700). Drama Pastorale per Musica. Three acts. Only the first act is extant. Also given at Barcelona June 1709; Parma Carnival 1715 (composer not mentioned; according to Volkmann rather Astorga’s than Scarlatti’s setting); Breslau September 1726. For a detailed account of the history of Dafni see H. Volkmann’s…