Il faraone sommerso

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Il faraone sommerso
by Nicola Fago
First page of the manuscript (1709-1799)
Full title	The Drowned Pharao
Libretto	anonymous
Language	Italian
Premiere
Date	1709

"Il faraone sommerso" (Engl.: The submerged or drowned pharao) is an oratorio by Nicola Fago. The author of the libretto remains anonymous. Il faraone sommerso premiered in 1709.

It appears on the following album:

Year	Album	Ensemble	Conductor

Synopsis

The oratorio retraces the biblical story of the escape of the Israelites from Egypt. Moses divides the waters; as the pharao pursues the Israelites, the waves come crashing down upon them, burying the Pharao and his men on the bottom of the Red Sea.

Roles and premiere cast

Role	Voice type	1709
Mosè (Moses)	Tenore(?)
Faraone (The pharao)	Basso(?)
Aronne	Alto (?)
Messo (A messenger)	Soprano

Répertoire International des Sources Musicales – RISM-OPAC

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Sheet music

Free Manuscript ("Fors'è pur": p. 105 ff

Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1709-99).

Public Domain

Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica Luigi Cherubini, Florence (I-Fc B.2374).

"l Faraone Sommerso (Fago, Francesco Nicola), Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1709-99)". Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

Il faraone sommerso in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history

Solo Albums/Recital albums

Year	Album
2020	La Vanità del Mondo (Album)

Concert programs

Year	Concert Program

Complete list of musical numbers from Il faraone sommerso

This listing only contains the musical pieces performed and/or recorded by Philippe Jaroussky.

Year published or performed	title	Album, Video or Concert Program	Year first published/performed
2020	"Ohimè, d'armi e cavalli" ... "Fors'è pur nel proprio sangue"	La Vanità del Mondo	1709