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'''"{{lang|it|Il faraone sommerso}}"''' (Engl.: The submerged or drowned pharao) is an oratorio by [[Nicola Fago]]. The author of the libretto remains anonymous. ''Il faraone sommerso'' premiered in 1709.<ref name="IMSLP"/> | '''"{{lang|it|Il faraone sommerso}}"''' (Engl.: The submerged or drowned pharao) is an oratorio by [[Nicola Fago]]. The author of the libretto remains anonymous. ''Il faraone sommerso'' premiered in 1709.<ref name="IMSLP"/> | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
The oratorio retraces the biblical story of the escape of the Israelites from Egypt. Moses divides the waters; as the pharao pursues the Israelites, the waves come crashing down upon them, burying the Pharao and his men on the bottom of the Red Sea. | The oratorio retraces the biblical story of the escape of the Israelites from Egypt (Exodus). Moses divides the waters; as the pharao pursues the Israelites, the waves come crashing down upon them, burying the Pharao and his men on the bottom of the Red Sea. | ||
==Roles and premiere cast== | ==Roles and premiere cast== | ||