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''' | '''{{lang|it|Pompeo Magno}}''' (also ''Il Pompeo Magno'') is an opera (''dramma per musica'') in three acts with music by Francesco Cavalli and a libretto by Nicolò Minato. The opera premiered at the Teatro San Salvatore in Venice on 20 February 1666.<ref name="Wiki"/><ref name="TreatriVeneziani"/> | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
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!Premiere Cast, 20 February 1666<br>(Conductor: - ) | !Premiere Cast, 20 February 1666<br>(Conductor: - ) | ||
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| Pompeo ( | | Pompeo (Pompey) | ||
|[[alto]] | |[[alto]] | ||
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| Sesto ( | | Sesto (Sextus Pompey), ''his son'' | ||
|[[soprano]] | |[[soprano]] | ||
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| Mitridate ( | | Mitridate (Mithridates VI of Pontus), ''King of [[Kingdom of Pontus|Pontus]]'' | ||
|[[tenor]] | |[[tenor]] | ||
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| Issicratea ( | | Issicratea (Hypsicrateia), ''Queen of Pontus'' | ||
| soprano | | soprano | ||
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| Farnace ( | | Farnace (Pharnaces II of Pontus), ''her son'' | ||
| soprano | | soprano | ||
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| Cesare ( | | Cesare (Julius Caesar) | ||
|[[bass (vocal range)|bass]] | |[[bass (vocal range)|bass]] | ||
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| Giulia ( | | Giulia (Julia), ''his daughter'' | ||
| soprano | | soprano | ||
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| Crasso ( | | Crasso (Marcus Licinius Crassus) | ||
| tenor | | tenor | ||
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