Il Giasone (Francesco Cavalli)

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Il Giasone
by Francesco Cavalli
English	Jason
Genre	Opera
Libretto	Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
Language	Italian
Based on	Apollonios of Rhodes: Argonautica
Duration	ca. 4 hours
Premiere
Date	5 January 1649 (1649-01-05)
Location	Teatro San Cassiano, Venice

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It appears on the following album:

Year	Album	Ensemble
2017 (recorded)	Ombra mai fu (Album)	Ensemble Artaserse

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, 1649
Alinda, Lady of the Court of Isifile	soprano
Amore, Love (Cupid, protector of Isifile)	soprano
Besso, Captain of Jason's soldiers	bass
Delfa, Medea's old nurse	contralto
Demo, Stammering dwarf of Egeo's court	tenor
Egeo, King of Athens (Aegus)	tenor	Antonio Cesti
Eolo, (Aeolus)	contralto
Ercole, An Argonaut (Hercules)	bass
Giasone, Leader of the Argonauts (Jason)	contralto (castrato)
Giove, (Jupiter)	bass
Isifile, Queen of Lemnos (Hypsipyle)	soprano
Medea, Queen of Colchis	soprano
Oreste, Confidant of Isifile	bass
Rosmina, Gardener	soprano
Sole, The Sun (Apollo), protector of Medea	soprano
Volano	tenor
Zeffiro	soprano
Chorus of Winds, Chorus of spirits, Argonauts, gods, soldiers, and sailors

Répertoire International des Sources Musicales – RISM-OPAC

• RISM ID no.: 900010952

Sources

• Free Scores at the IMSLP:

"Il Giasone (Cavalli, Francesco)". Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1640-60). Misc. Notes Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella (I-Nc): Rari 6.4.3. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

There are more editions from different libraries on IMSLP.

• Free Libretto at the Library of Congress

Cavalli, Pier Francesco. Il Giasone : drama musicale del dottor Giacinto Andrea Cicognini Firoentino. Library of Congress: Per Nicolò Pezzana, In Venetia, 1664, monographic. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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

Solo Albums/Recital albums

Year	Album

Complete list of musical numbers from Il Giasone

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
2017 (published)	"Delizie, contenti"	Ombra mai fu (Album)	1649