Cesti, Antonio, 1623-1669. Pomo d'oro
Il pomo d'oro was an opera written for the wedding of Emperor Leopold I in 1666 and first performed in an open-air theatre in Vienna in 1668 in a famously lavish production that stretched over two days. It was expensive, including a large orchestra, numerous choruses, and various mechanical devices for deus ex machina, naval battles, collapsing towers, and storms. The staging was designed by Ludovico Ottavio Burnacini and featured a libretto by Francesco Sbarra.
- HMML ID
- 559360095042
- PURL
- LC access point
- Cesti, Antonio, 1623-1669. Pomo d'oro
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Der göldene Apfel
- Der güldene Apfel
- Golden apple
Work information
- Title
- Il pomo d'oro
- Author
- Date created
- [1666..1668]
- Places of creation
- Centuries
- 17th century CE
- Original languages
- Genres
Associated names
- Associated names
- Stieler, Kaspar von, 1632-1707 (Translator)
- Habsburg (Imperial house : 1273-1780) (Patrons)
Versions
- Expression
- Cesti, Antonio, 1623-1669. Pomo d'oro. German (Stieler)
- Language
- German
- Title
- Der göldene Apfel, Freudenspiel
- Date created
- 1669
- Translator
- Description
- Commissioned by Duke Johann Ernst of Zaxony-Weimar, but never published. Possibly created in Eisenach. Other translations and summaries were made in German that were independent of Stieler's translation.
General notes
- Citations
- 47354 (Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek, Q 580), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
"Cesti, Antonio, 1623-1669. Pomo d'oro." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified May 03, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/work/559360095042
Change notes
- Date added
- 2024-05-03
- Last edited
- 2024-05-03