The oratorio recounts the events that lead to the decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Famous other recounts of the biblical story include Oscar Wilde's play "Salomé" and Richard Strauss' opera by the same name that was based on it.
Roles and premiere cast
Role
Voice type
Possibly the premiere cast 1709 (as indicated on the manuscript at the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek)[1]
Die Enthaubtung Deß H. Johannes Deß Tauffers: Oratorio In der Röm. Kayserl. Majest. Josebh Deß Ersten Hof-Capellen
Wälsch gesungen / Im Jahr 1709 *
Componirt / Von dem Herrn Abbate Gioan Domenico Filippeschi / Der Röm. Kays. Majest. geistlichen Compositoren / Mit der Music / Deß Herrn Antonio Bononcini
Gedruckt zu Wienn / Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben / der Röm. Kayserl. Majest. Hof-Buchdruckerey.
Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben, 1709
Original: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
*)"wälsch" (referring to the language) = dated for "German"; "Wälsch gesungen" = "Sung in Italian"
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Glüxam, Dagmar. "Orsini, Gaetano Felice". Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.