Work Title
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Elisa
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Alternative. Title
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Elisa. Componimento teatrale per musica da cantarsi nel giardino dell'Imperial Favorita festeggiandosi il felicissimo giorno natalizio [...] di Elisabetta Cristina Imperatrice regnante, l'anno 1719.
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Composer
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Fux, Johann Joseph
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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K.312
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJF 76
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 parts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1719
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First Performance.
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1719/08/28 in Vienna, Teatro della Favorita
- Premiere cast
- Maria Landini-Conti (Elisa)
Maria Regina Schoonians (Venere) Domenico Genovesi (Iride) Francesco Borosini (Enea) Gaetano Orsini (Imeneo) Pietro Casati (Acate) Giovanni Vincenzi (Amore) Christoph Praun (Iarba)
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Librettist
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Pietro Pariati (1665–1733)
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Language
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Italian
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Dedication
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Elisabeth Christina, Holy Roman Empress
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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8 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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2 oboes, bassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo
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