Pompeo Magno

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Pompeo Magno
Dramma per musica by Francesco Cavalli
English	Pompeius Magnus
Libretto	Nicolò Minato
Language	Italian
Dedication	Dedicato a Madama Illustrissima & Eccellentissima D. Maria Mancini COlonna, Prencipessa Romana, Duchessa di Tagliacozzo, &cc.
Premiere
Date	20 February 1666 (1666-02-20)
Location	Teatro San Salvatore, Venezia

'"Pompeo Magno" (also Il Pompeo Magno) is an opera (dramma per musica) in three acts with music by Francesco Cavalli and a libretto by Nicolò Minato. The opera premiered at the Teatro San Salvatore in Venice on 20 February 1666.

Roles and premiere cast

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, 20 February 1666 (Conductor: - )
Pompeo (Pompey)	alto
Sesto (Sextus), his son	soprano
Mitridate (Mithridates), King of Pontus	tenor
Issicratea (Hypsicrateia), Queen of Pontus	soprano
Farnace (Pharnaces), her son	soprano
Harpalia, her slave	soprano
Cesare (Caesar)	bass
Claudio (Claudius), his son	tenor
Giulia (Julia), his daughter	soprano
Servilio (Servilius), her lover	soprano
Crasso (Crassus)	tenor

Répertoire International des Sources Musicales – RISM-OPAC

• OCLC Number: 21785313

Sources

Free Libretto:

Libretto at the Bayrische Staatsbibliothek

Minato, Niccolò. Pompeo Magno: Drama per musica. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek: Nicolini, 1666. p. 86.

Pompeo Magno in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history

Solo Albums/Recital albums

Year	Album

Compilations

Year	Album

Videos

Year	Production

Concert programs

Year	Concert Program

Complete list of musical numbers from Pompeo Magno

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