Griselda (Italian pronunciation: [ɡriˈzɛlda]) is a dramma per musica in three acts that was composed by Antonio Vivaldi. The opera uses a revised version of the 1701 Italian libretto by Apostolo Zeno that was based on Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron (X, 10, "The Patient Griselda"). The celebrated Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni was hired to adapt the libretto for Vivaldi. The opera was first performed in Venice at the Teatro San Samuele on 18 May 1735.
| Librettist | Apostolo Zeno and Carlo Goldoni (based on Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron (X, 10, "The Patient Griselda")) |
| Premiered | 1835, May 18th (Teatro San Samuele) in Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | RV 718 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
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Voice (Tenor)
- Gualtiero, King of Thessaly
Voice (Contralto) - Griselda, wife of Gualtiero Voice (Soprano) - Costanza, their daughter, unknown to Griselda, in love with Roberto Voice (Soprano) - (soprano castrato) Roberto, an Athenian Prince, in love with Costanza Voice (Soprano) - (soprano castrato) Ottone, a Thessalian nobleman Voice (Soprano) - (soprano, en travesti) Corrado, Roberto's brother, friend of Gualtiero Silent Role - Everardo, son of Gualterio and Griselda Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda, RV 718 "Dramma per musica in tre atti" Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda, RV 718 "Dramma per musica in tre atti" Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda, RV 718 "Dramma per musica in tre atti" |