Le cinesi (The Chinese Women) is an opera in one act, with music composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck. The Italian-language libretto was by Pietro Metastasio, and he described it as a componimento drammatico. This libretto had first been set by Antonio Caldara in 1735. For Gluck's rework, the piece is often considered as an azione teatrale, even though Metastasio and the composer both retained the original designation. The work was first performed for the Austrian royal family at the Schloss Hof on 24 September 1754, on the occasion of the visit of the Empress Maria Theresa to the household of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Original Name | Le cinesi |
Librettist | Pietro Metastasio |
Date of composition | 1754 |
Premiered | 1754, September 24th (Schlosshof) in Vienna, Austria |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | Wq. 18 |
Spoken language | Italian |
Instruments |
Voice (Contralto)
- Lisinga
Voice (Tenor) - Silango Voice (Soprano) - Sivene Voice (Contralto) - Tangia |
Autotranslations beta |
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