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| composer            = [[Antonio Caldara]]
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| libretto            = Giacomo Antonio Bergamori
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
''Assalonne'' tells the biblical story of Absalom who leads an uprising against his father, David. He is killed for his treason by ''Ioabbe'' (Joab),  a captain of David's army. (2 Samuel 18:1-33)<ref name="Bible"/>
''Assalonne'' tells the biblical story of Absalom who leads an uprising against his father, David. He is killed for his treason. His father is still devastated about his death, not being able to find any joy in the notion that the riot has been stopped - and his son is dead. One player in stopping, arresting and finally killing Absalom is ''Ioabbe/Joabbe'' (Joab),  a captain of David's army. (2 Samuel 18:1-33)<ref name="Bible"/>


==Roles and premiere cast==
==Roles and premiere cast==
[[File:Assalonne cast sheet.jpg|thumb|400|alt=Cast sheet from the manuscript, 1720|Cast sheet from the manuscript, 1720<ref name="IMSLP"/>]]
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| Joanni (Caldara, p.125)<ref name="Caldara"/>
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==Sources==
==Sources==
Free Score at the IMSLP:
*Free Score at the IMSLP:
*Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720).
:Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720).
:Copyist of Vienna
:Copyist of Vienna
:Public Domain
:Public Domain
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