GLUCK: Demofoonte

GLUCK: Demofoonte 26 December. Milan , T.R.D. Metastasio’s text (first set to music by Caldara in 1733). Three acts. Gluck’s first greater success. Also given at Reggio May 1743 (with additional airs by F. Maggiore ); Florence 1743; Bologna 26 December 1743; Vienna 6 October 1744 (Gluck’s setting?); Ferrara Carnival 1745. Revived Milan 13 May 1747; Florence 1749. Airs preserved; overture and recitatives lost.

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