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:More than one composer wrote an opera called {{lang|it|Demofoonte}}:
:More than one composer wrote an opera called {{lang|it|Demofoonte}}:
:*[[L'olimpiade (Antonio Caldara)|''Demofoonte'' (Antonio Caldara)]]
:*[[Demofoonte (Antonio Caldara)|''Demofoonte'' (Antonio Caldara)]]
:*[[L'olimpiade (Antonio Vivaldi)|''Demofoonte'' (Johann Adolph Hasse)]]
:*[[Demofoonte (Antonio Vivaldi)|''Demofoonte'' (Johann Adolph Hasse)]]
:*[[L'olimpiade (Antonio Vivaldi)|''Demofoonte'' (Antonio Vivaldi)]]
:*[[Demofoonte (Antonio Vivaldi)|''Demofoonte'' (Antonio Vivaldi)]]


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=== Italian ===
=== Italian ===
(Source: Libretto Milan, 1794<ref name="Libretto Italian"/>)Regnando Demofoonte nella Chersoneso di Tracia, consultò l’Oracolo d’Apollo, per intendere quando dovesse aver fine il crudel rito, già dall’Oracolo istesso prescritto di sagrificare ogni anno una Vergine innanzi al di lui simulacro, e n’ebbe in risposta:
(Source: Libretto Milan, 1794<ref name="LibrettoItalian"/>)Regnando Demofoonte nella Chersoneso di Tracia, consultò l’Oracolo d’Apollo, per intendere quando dovesse aver fine il crudel rito, già dall’Oracolo istesso prescritto di sagrificare ogni anno una Vergine innanzi al di lui simulacro, e n’ebbe in risposta:
   
   
<poem>:Con voi del Ciel si placherà lo sdegno
<poem>:Con voi del Ciel si placherà lo sdegno
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Der Schauplatz der Szene ist der Palast von Demophoon in Chersoneso in Thrakien.
Der Schauplatz der Szene ist der Palast von Demophoon in Chersoneso in Thrakien.
:<div class="footnotes"><nowiki>*)</nowiki> The original Italian closes with "Herod. Paus. Nat. Com. &c." which refers to Metastasio's inspiration for the opera, Herodotus' Histories, Vo. 6 <ref name="WikiOlimpiadeMetastasio"/></div>


==Roles==
==Roles==
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!Role
!role engl/it
!description (eng/it)
!description en
!description it  
|-
|-
|colspan="3">|<b>Prologue:</b>
|Demofoontes <nowiki>/</nowiki> {{lang|it|Demofoonte}}
|King of Thracia
|{{lang|it|Rè di Tracia}}
|-
|-
|Demofoonte
|Dircea <nowiki>/</nowiki> {{lang|it|Dircea}}
|di Tracia
|concealed Wife of Timantes
|{{lang|it|Segreta Moglie di Timante}}
|-
|-
|Dircea
|Creusa <nowiki>/</nowiki> {{lang|it|Creusa}}
|Segreta Moglie di Timante  
|Princess of Phrygia, designed for Timantes
|{{lang|it|Principessa di Frigia, destinata Sposa di Timante}}
|-
|-
|Creusa
|Timantes <nowiki>/</nowiki> {{lang|it|Timante}}
|Principessa di Frigia, destinata Sposa di Timante
|supposed Hereditary Prince, Son of Demofoontes
|{{lang|it|Creduto [principe ereditario,<ref name="Metastasio"/>figlio di Demofoonte}}
|-
|-
|Timante
|Cherintus <nowiki>/</nowiki> {{lang|it|Cherinto}}
|Creduto [principe ereditario,<ref name="Metastasio"/>figlio di Demofoonte
|Son of Demofoontes, in love with Creusa
|{{lang|it|Figlio di Demofoonte, Amante di Creusa}}
|-
|-
|Cherinto
|Matusius <nowiki>/</nowiki> {{lang|it|Matusio}}
|Figlio di Demofoonte, Amante di Creusa
|supposed Father of Dircea
|{{lang|it|Creduto Padre di Dircea, Grande del Regno}}
|-
|-
|Matusio
|Adrastus <nowiki>/</nowiki> {{lang|it|Adrasto}}
|Creduto Padre di Dircea, Grande del Regno
|Confidant of Creusa
|{{lang|it|Capitano delle Guardie Reali e confidente del re}}
|-
|-
|Adrasto
|Olintus <nowiki>/</nowiki> {{lang|it|Olinto}}
|Capitano delle Guardie Reali e confidente del re
|an infant Son of Timantes and Dircea
|
|-
|-
|colspan="2"|<center>Sources:<ref name="LibrettoEnglish"/><ref name="LibrettoItalian"/><ref name="Metastasio"/></center>
|colspan="3"|<center>Sources:<ref name="LibrettoEnglish"/><ref name="LibrettoItalian"/><ref name="Metastasio"/></center>
|}
|}
[[File:Cast_demofoonte_caldara.jpg|thumb|alt=The cast of Caldara's Demofoonte as listed in the score| The cast of Caldara's ''Demofoonte'', Austrian National Library, Score #2, Mus.Hs.17107/1 (for more information, see [[Demofoonte (Antonio Caldara)]])]]
[[File:Cast_demofoonte_caldara.jpg|thumb|alt=The cast of Caldara's Demofoonte as listed in the score| The cast of Caldara's ''Demofoonte'', Austrian National Library, Score #2, Mus.Hs.17107/1 (for more information, see [[Demofoonte (Antonio Caldara)]])]]
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==Pietro Metastasio's ''L'olimpiade'' in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history==
==Pietro Metastasio's ''Demofoonte'' in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history==
===Solo Albums/Recital albums===
===Solo Albums/Recital albums===
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===Complete list of musical numbers from Pietro Metastasio's ''L'olimpiade''===
===Complete list of musical numbers from Pietro Metastasio's ''Demofoonte''===
This listing only contains the musical pieces performed and/or recorded by Philippe Jaroussky.
This listing only contains the musical pieces performed and/or recorded by Philippe Jaroussky.
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|2010 (recorded)
|2010 (recorded)
| [[Lo seguitai felice (Antonio Caldara)|"Lo seguitai felice"]]
| [[Misero pargoletto (Antonio Caldara)|"Misero pargoletto"]]
| [[Caldara in Vienna (Album)]]
| [[Caldara in Vienna (Album)]]
| 1733<ref name="WikiOlimpiadeMetastasio"/>
| 1733<ref name="Wikiwand"/>
|-
|-
|2010 (recorded)
| [[Mentre dormi amor fomenti (Antonio Caldara)|"Mentre dormi amor fomenti"]]
| [[Caldara in Vienna (Album)]]
| 1733<ref name="WikiOlimpiadeMetastasio"/>
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