List of Pietro Metastasio's works
This list contains Pietro Metastasio's libretti, including details of the known settings.
Operas
Apart from the Intermezzo Impresario delle Canarie , all of these works have three acts. The designation is "dramma" or "dramma per musica".
title | World premiere of the first setting | Place of the premiere | composer | Number of settings | Remarks | |
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Siface re di Numidia | May 13, 1723 | Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo | Francesco Feo | ≈ 15 | Arrangement of La forza della virtù by Domenico David | |
Didone abbandonata | February 1, 1724 | Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo | Domenico Sarro | ≈ 70 | ||
L'impresario delle Canarie | February 1, 1724 | Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo | Domenico Sarro | 6th | Intermezzo to Didone abbandonata | |
Siroe | February 2, 1726 | Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Crisostomo | Leonardo Vinci | ≈ 40 | ||
Catone in Utica | January 19, 1728 | Rome, Teatro delle Dame | Leonardo Vinci | ≈ 30 | ||
Ezio | November 21, 1728 | Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Crisostomo | Nicola Porpora | ≈ 55 | ||
Semiramide riconosciuta | February 6, 1729 | Rome, Teatro delle Dame | Leonardo Vinci | ≈ 40 | ||
Alessandro nell'Indie | December 26, 1729 | Rome, Teatro delle Dame | Leonardo Vinci | ≈ 75 | ||
Artaserse | February 4, 1730 | Rome, Teatro delle Dame | Leonardo Vinci | ≈ 90 | ||
Demetrio | November 4, 1731 | Vienna, Court Theater | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 60 | on the name day of Emperor Charles VI. | |
Issipile | February 7, 1732 | Vienna, Court Theater | Francesco Bartolomeo Conti | ≈ 30 | ||
Adriano in Siria | November 9, 1732 | Vienna, Court Theater | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 65 | ||
L'olimpiade | August 30, 1733 | Vienna, Favorita | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 60 | for the birthday of Empress Elisabeth | |
Demofoonte | November 4, 1733 | Vienna, Court Theater | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 75 | on the name day of Emperor Charles VI. | |
La clemenza di Tito | November 4, 1734 | Vienna, Court Theater | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 50 | on the name day of Emperor Charles VI. | |
Achille in Sciro | February 13, 1736 | Vienna, Theater am Kärntnertor | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 30 | for the wedding of Maria Theresa with Franz von Lothringen | |
Ciro riconosciuto | August 28, 1736 | Vienna, Favorita | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 25 | for the birthday of Empress Elisabeth | |
Temistocle | November 4, 1736 | Vienna, Court Theater | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 25 | on the name day of Emperor Charles VI. | |
Zenobia | August 28, 1737 | Vienna, Favorita | Giovanni Bononcini | ≈ 30 | for the birthday of Empress Elisabeth | |
Antigono | October 10, 1743 | Hubertusburg | Johann Adolph Hasse | ≈ 45 | ||
Ipermestra | January 8, 1744 | Vienna, Royal Theater | Johann Adolph Hasse | ≈ 30 | for the wedding of Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria with Duke Karl Alexander of Lorraine | |
Attilio Regolo | January 12, 1750 | Dresden, Court Theater | Johann Adolph Hasse | 4th | already written in 1740 | |
Il re pastore | October 27, 1751 | Vienna, garden theater of Schönbrunn Palace | Giuseppe Bonno | ≈ 30 | ||
L'eroe cinese | May 13, 1752 | Vienna, garden theater of Schönbrunn Palace | Giuseppe Bonno | ≈ 20 | ||
Nitteti | September 23, 1756 | Madrid, Real Teatro del Buen Retiro | Nicola Conforto | ≈ 35 | for Ferdinand VI's birthday from Spain | |
Il trionfo di Clelia | April 27, 1762 | Vienna, Burgtheater | Johann Adolph Hasse | ≈ 10 | to celebrate the birth of Archduchess Isabella of Bourbon | |
Romolo ed Ersilia | August 6, 1765 | innsbruck | Johann Adolph Hasse | 2 | for the wedding of Archduke Leopold to the Infanta Maria Ludovica of Bourbon | |
Il Ruggiero | October 16, 1771 | Milan, Teatro Regio Ducale | Johann Adolph Hasse | 2 | for the wedding of Archduke Ferdinand with Archduchess Maria Beatrice d'Este |
Serenates
Metastasio wrote these works on special occasions. He usually referred to them as "festa teatrale", "azione teatrale" or "componimento drammatico". Unless otherwise stated, it is a one-act play.
title | Date of first setting | place | composer | Number of settings | Remarks |
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Angelica | August 28, 1720 | Naples, Palace of Antonio Caracciolo, Prince of Torella | Nicola Antonio Porpora | 12 | “Festa teatrale” for Empress Elisabeth's birthday ; The performances took place on September 4th and 7th |
Endimione | May 30, 1721 | Naples | Domenico Sarro | 24 | Serenata in two parts for the wedding of the Prince of Belmonte, Antonio Pignatelli, with Anna Francesca Pinelli di Sangro |
Gli orti esperidi | August 28, 1721 | Naples | Nicola Antonio Porpora | 6th | “Componimento drammatico” in two parts for the birthday of Empress Elisabeth |
La Galatea | 1722 | Naples, home of Diego Pignatelli | Gioseffo Comito | 18th | Serenata in two parts for the christening of the two children of Diego Pignatelli, Duke of Monteleone |
La contesa de 'numi | November 25, 1729 | Rome, in the courtyard of the Palazzo Altemps | Leonardo Vinci | 2 | “Componimento drammatico” in two parts for the birth of the Dauphin Louis Ferdinand |
Il tempio dell'eternità | August 20 or 28, 1731 | Vienna, Theater der Favorita | Johann Joseph Fux | 5 | “Festa teatrale” for Empress Elisabeth's birthday |
Cupid prigioniero | 1732 | Vienna, imperial private stage | Luca Antonio Predieri | 16 | "Componimento drammatico" |
L'asilo d'Amore | August 28, 1732 | Linz | Antonio Caldara | 12 | “Festa teatrale” for Empress Elisabeth's birthday |
Le cinesi | Carnival 1735 | Vienna, private apartments of the imperial residence of Favorita | Antonio Caldara | 14th | "Componimento drammatico" as an introduction to a "Ballo cinese" |
Le grazie vendicate | August 28, 1735 | Vienna, private apartments of the imperial residence of Favorita | Antonio Caldara | 5 | “Componimento drammatico” for Empress Elisabeth's birthday |
Il palladio conservato | October 1, 1735 | Vienna, private apartments of the imperial residence of Favorita | Georg Reutter | 4th | “Azione teatrale” for the birthday of Emperor Charles VI. |
Il sogno di Scipione | October 1, 1735 (planned) | Vienna | Luca Antonio Predieri | 16 | “Azione teatrale” for the birthday of Emperor Charles VI. |
Il Parnaso accusato e difeso | August 28, 1738 | Vienna, Gallery of the Imperial Favorita | Georg Reutter | 6th | “Componimento drammatico” for Empress Elisabeth's birthday |
La pace from la virtu e la bellezza | October 15, 1738 | Vienna, large anteroom of the imperial residence | Luca Antonio Predieri | 5 | “Azione teatrale” on the name day of Archduchess Maria Theresa |
Astrea placata | August 28, 1739 | Vienna, Gallery of the Imperial Favorita | Luca Antonio Predieri | 8th | “Componimento drammatico” for Empress Elisabeth's birthday |
Il natal di Giove | October 1, 1740 | Vienna, private apartments of the imperial residence of Favorita | Giuseppe Bonno | 9 | “Azione teatrale” for the birthday of Emperor Charles VI. |
Il vero omaggio | March 12, 1743 | Vienna, palace garden of Schönbrunn Palace | Giuseppe Bonno | 3 | “Componimento drammatico” on the birthday of Archduke Joseph |
La danza | April 1744 | Vienna, Hofburg | Giuseppe Bonno | 12 | "Cantata a due voci"; performed by a lady-in-waiting and a nobleman |
L'augurio di felicità | 1749 | Vienna, imperial private apartments of Schönbrunn Palace | Georg Reutter | 1 | “Cantata a tre voci” for the birthday of the Empress mother Elisabeth ; performed by the young archduchesses Maria Anna , Maria Christina and Maria Elisabeth |
La rispettosa tenerezza | 1750 | Vienna, imperial private apartments of Schönbrunn Palace | Georg Reutter | 1 | “Componimento drammatico” for Maria Theresa's name day ; performed by the young archduchesses Maria Anna , Maria Christina and Maria Elisabeth |
L'isola disabitata | May 31, 1753 | Aranjuez | Giuseppe Bonno | 37 | “Azione per musica” on the name day of King Ferdinand VI. from Spain |
Tributo di rispetto e d'amore | 1754 | Vienna, imperial private apartments of Schönbrunn Palace | Georg Reutter | 1 | “Componimento drammatico” for the birthday of Emperor Franz I Stephan (HRR) ; performed by the young archduchesses Maria Anna , Maria Christina and Maria Elisabeth |
Il ciclope | 1754 | Vienna, private performance at the imperial court | unknown | 8th | “Cantata a Due” commissioned by Emperor Franz I to highlight the special bass voice of one of his servants |
La gara | 1755 | Vienna, private apartments of the imperial court | Georg Reutter | 1 | “Componimento drammatico” for the birth of Archduchess Marie Antoinette ; performed by Archduchess Maria Anna and two of her court ladies |
Il sogno | 1756 | Vienna, private apartments of the Empress | Georg Reutter | 1 | “Componimento drammatico” by imperial commission; performed by Archduchess Maria Anna and two of her court ladies |
La ritrosia disarmata | 1759 | unknown | 2 | “Componimento drammatico”, written at Farinelli's request for the royal court in Spain; probably set to music by Joseph Elsner in 1825 as a duodrama in one act |
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L'ape | 1760 | unknown | 0 | “Componimento drammatico”, written at Farinelli's request for the royal court in Spain | |
Il quadro animato | August 18, 1760 | Goldegg | Georg Christoph Wagenseil | 1 | “Cantata a due voci” to greet Maria Theresa |
Alcide al bivio | October 8, 1760 | Vienna, Redoutensaal of the Hofburg | Johann Adolph Hasse | 7th | “Festa teatrale” for the wedding of Archduke Joseph , later Emperor Joseph II, with Princess Isabella of Bourbon |
L'Atenaide | Order of April 27, 1762 (planned) | Vienna | Giuseppe Bonno | 1 | “Azione teatrale” in two parts for the birth of the first child of Archduke Joseph (later Emperor Joseph II) and his first wife Isabella ; It should be performed by Isabella and four of Joseph's sisters ( Maria Anna , Maria Christina , Maria Elisabeth and Maria Amalia ). However, due to Isabella's fatal illness, the performance was canceled. |
Egeria | April 24, 1764 | Vienna, Burgtheater | Johann Adolph Hasse | 3 | "Festa teatrale" for the coronation of Joseph II as Roman king |
Il Parnaso confuso | January 24, 1765 | Vienna, Salon de Bataille (today's ceremonial hall ) of Schönbrunn Palace | Christoph Willibald Gluck | 4th | "Azione teatrale" for the wedding of Joseph with Maria Josepha of Bavaria |
Il trionfo d'Amore | January 25, 1765 | Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace | Florian Leopold Gassmann | 1 | “Azione teatrale” for the wedding of Joseph II with Maria Josepha of Bavaria |
La pace fra le tre dee | September 4, 1765 (planned) | Madrid | Nicola Conforto ? | 1 | “Festa teatrale” for the wedding of the Prince of Asturias , later King Charles IV of Spain , with the Infanta Maria Luise of Parma |
La corona | October 4, 1765 (planned) | Vienna, Salon de Bataille (today's ceremonial hall ) of Schönbrunn Palace | Christoph Willibald Gluck | 2 | "Azione teatrale" on the name day of Emperor Franz I. |
Partenope | September 9, 1767 | Vienna, Burgtheater | Johann Adolph Hasse | 5 | “Festa teatrale” in two parts for the engagement of King Ferdinand IV of Naples to Archduchess Maria Josepha |
Oratorios
All of these works consist of two parts. Apart from Per la festività del Santo Natale , they were commissioned by Emperor Charles VI. Written in Vienna for the Holy Week of the respective year.
title | World premiere of the first setting | Place of the premiere | composer | Number of settings | Remarks |
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During the festivities of the Santo Natale | 1727 | Rome, Palazzo della Cancelleria | Giovanni Battista Costanzi | ≈ 10 | "Sacro componimento drammatico" |
La passione di Gesù Cristo | April 4, 1730 | Vienna, Hofburg Chapel | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 70 | "Azione sacra" |
Sant'Elena al Calvario | March 20, 1731 | Vienna, Hofburg Chapel | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 30 | "Azione sacra" |
La morte d'Abel | April 8, 1732 | Vienna, Hofburg Chapel | Antonio Caldara | ≈ 40 | "Azione sacra" |
Giuseppe riconosciuto | March 12, 1733 | Vienna, Hofburg Chapel | Giuseppe Porsile | ≈ 55 | "Azione sacra" |
La Betulia liberata | April 8, 1734 | Vienna, Hofburg Chapel | Georg Reutter | ≈ 50 | "Azione sacra" |
Gioas re di Giuda | April 5 or 7, 1735 | Vienna, Hofburg Chapel | Georg Reutter | ≈ 50 | "Azione sacra" |
Isacco figura del redentore | February 12, 1740 | Vienna, Hofburg Chapel | Luca Antonio Predieri | ≈ 55 | "Azione sacra" |
Different libretti
37 cantatas (including 26 with titles)
- Amor timido
- Il consiglio
- Il nido degli amor
- Il nome
- Il primo amore
- Il ritorno
- Il sogno
- Il tabacco
- Il trionfo della gloria
- Irene
- La cacciatrice
- La cioccolata
- La gelosia
- La Pesca
- La primavera
- L'Armonica
- La scusa
- La tempesta
- L'Aurora
- L'estate
- L'inciampo
- L'inverno
- Pel giorno natalizio di Francesco I
- Pel giorno natalizio di Maria Teresa
- Pel nome glorioso di Maria Teresa
- Primo omaggio di canto
Canzonettes
- A nice
- Canzonetta
- La libertà
- La partenza
- La primavera
- L'estate
- Palinodia
Complimenti
- Two dramatic cantatas: Johann Adolph Hasse , 1760
- Five cantatas: Georg Reutter 1748, 1751 La virtuosa emulazione , 1754, 1759, Giuseppe Bonno 1761
- Two arias: Georg Christoph Wagenseil 1752, Georg Reutter 1760
Strofe per musica
Some of the 33 strofe were probably set to music by Antonio Caldara in 1730–36 and published for the first time in 1748. They were later set to music by other composers.
Works not intended for composition
- Poesie di P. Metastasio with Il Giustino (tragedia in five acts) and other poems, Naples 1717
- 32 sonnets
- 4 spiritual poems, including Inno a san Giulio (set to music in 1751) and Pel Santo Natale , a paraphrase of Miserere (Psalm 51 and 50 of the Vulgate )
- Wedding poems
- Odes
- Translations and treatises of Greek texts
- More than 2,600 published letters
literature
- Don Neville: Metastasio [Trapassi], Pietro (Antonio Domenico Bonaventura). In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Don Neville: Metastasio [Trapassi], Pietro (Antonio Domenico Bonaventura). In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required). Alternative article.
- Metastasio, Pietro in The Music in Past and Present , p. 50861 (cf. MGG Vol. 9, p. 229 ff.) Bärenreiter-Verlag 1986 ( digital library volume 60).
- Jacques Joly: Les fêtes théâtrales de Métastase à la cour de Vienne, 1731–1767. Pu Blaise Pascal, 1978, ISBN 978-2845160194 .
Web links
- Works by and about List of works by Pietro Metastasio in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works from List of works by Pietro Metastasio at Zeno.org .
Digital copies
- ↑ L'augurio di felicità - Libretto (Italian) as digitized version at the Munich Digitization Center . In: Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio , Volume 11, Herissant, Paris 1782, pp. 205 ff.
- ↑ La rispettosa tenerezza - Libretto (Italian) as a digital copy in Munich Digitization Center . In: Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio , Volume 11, Herissant, Paris 1782, pp. 197 ff.
- ^ Tributo di rispetto e d'amore - Libretto (Italian) as digitized version at the Munich Digitization Center . In: Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio , Volume 11, Herissant, Paris 1782, pp. 189 ff.
- ^ La gara - Libretto (Italian) as digitized version at the Munich Digitization Center . In: Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio , Volume 11, Herissant, Paris 1782, pp. 179 ff.
- ↑ Il sogno - Libretto (Italian) as digitized version at the Munich Digitization Center . In: Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio , Volume 4, Herissant, Paris 1780, pp. 417 ff.
- ↑ La ritrosia disarmata - Libretto (Italian) as digitized version at the Munich Digitization Center . In: Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio , Volume 11, Herissant, Paris 1782, pp. 105 ff.
- ^ L'ape - Libretto (Italian) as digitized version at the Munich Digitization Center . In: Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio , Volume 11, Herissant, Paris 1782, pp. 149 ff.
- ^ L'Atenaide - Libretto (Italian) as digitized version at the Munich Digitization Center . In: Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio , Volume 11, Herissant, Paris 1782, pp. 5 ff.