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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
''ll Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme'' recounts the fate of Sedecia, king of Jerusalem. He is defeated by Nabucco, king of Babylon, who opposes him for his alliance with Egypt. He is killed after seeing his son Ismael die, who intervened in his defence, and | ''ll Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme'' recounts the fate of Zedekiah (Sedecia), king of Jerusalem. He is defeated by Nebukadhnezar (Nabucco), king of Babylon, who opposes him for his alliance with Egypt. He is killed after seeing his son Ismael die, who intervened in his defence, and, his wife Anna who dies of grief. The protagonist is convinced that he was punished by God for his own idolatry.<ref name="Treccani"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 18:56, 22 September 2021
Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme | |
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by Allessandro Scarlatti | |
English | Zedekiah, king of Jerusalem |
Year | 1705 |
Dedication | Sebastiano Antonio Tanari, cardinal legate |
Performed | 1705 |
Premiere | |
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Premiere cast
Role | Voice type | Singer |
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Répertoire International des Sources Musicales – RISM-OPAC
Sources
Free Score at the IMSLP:
- Il Sedecia re di Gerusalemme 1705[1]
- Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 184756879; GND: 300610890; BNF: 140028728
- Composer Scarlatti, Alessandro
- I-Catalogue Number IAS 305
- RISM ID no.: 701002463
Synopsis
ll Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme recounts the fate of Zedekiah (Sedecia), king of Jerusalem. He is defeated by Nebukadhnezar (Nabucco), king of Babylon, who opposes him for his alliance with Egypt. He is killed after seeing his son Ismael die, who intervened in his defence, and, his wife Anna who dies of grief. The protagonist is convinced that he was punished by God for his own idolatry.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 *"Sedecia, Re di Gerusalemme". Scores at the International Music Score Library Project. International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "OPAC". Scores at the International Music Score Library Project. International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Fabbri, Filippo Ortensio". Wordcat. Archived from the original on 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ↑ "Fabbri, Filippo Ortensio". Treccani. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani S.p.A. Archived from the original on 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
External links
- "Sedecia, Re di Gerusalemme". Scores at the International Music Score Library Project. International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved August 21, 2021.