Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe (The Marriage of Hercules and Hebe) is an opera in two acts composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck to an Italian libretto by an unknown author. Sometimes referred to as a festa teatrale or serenata, it was first performed in Pillnitz near Dresden on 29 June 1747 to celebrate the double wedding of the Bavarian elector and the Saxon crown prince to each other's sisters.
| Original Name | Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe |
| Librettist | unknown |
| Date of composition | 1747 |
| Premiered | 1747, June 29th in Dresden, Germany |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | Wq. 12 |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Giove
Voice (Soprano) - Ebe Voice (Contralto) - Giunone Voice (Soprano) - Ercole Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
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