Ipermestra (Hypermnestra) is an opera by the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. It takes the form of an opera seria in three acts. The Italian-language libretto is by Pietro Metastasio. The opera premiered on 21 November 1744 at the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo in Venice. Ipermestra is the first of Gluck's operas to survive complete.
| Librettist | Pietro Metastasio |
| Date of composition | 1744 |
| Premiered | 1744, November 21st (Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo) in Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | Wq. 7 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
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Orchestra
Voice (Tenor) - Danao Voice (Contralto) - Ipermestra Voice (Castrato) - Soprano ; Linceo Voice (Contralto) - Elpinice Voice (Soprano) - Plestene Voice (Castrato) - Soprano ; Adrasto |
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