Il sogno di Scipione, K. 126, is a dramatic serenade in one act (azione teatrale) composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a libretto by Pietro Metastasio, which is based on the book Somnium Scipionis by Cicero. Mozart had originally composed the work at the age of 15 for his patron, Prince-Archbishop Sigismund von Schrattenbach. After the bishop’s death before it could be performed, Mozart dedicated it to Schrattenbach's successor, Count Colloredo. It was given a private performance in the Archbishop's Palace in Salzburg on 1 May 1772, although not in its entirety. Only one aria, the final chorus and the recitative dedicating it to the new Prince-Archbishop were performed. It is highly unlikely that it was ever performed in its entirety in Mozart's lifetime.
Librettist | Pietro Metastasio (based on the book Somnium Scipionis by Cicero) |
Date of composition | 1771 |
Catalogue | KV 126 |
Spoken language | Italian |
Instruments |
Voice
- Solo voices ;
Chorus/Choir - Heroes Orchestra Voice (Tenor) - Scipione, Scipio Africanus the Younger Voice (Soprano) - Costanza (Constancy) Voice (Soprano) - Fortuna (Fortune) Voice (Tenor) - Publio, Scipio Africanus the Elder, Scipio's uncle and adoptive father Voice (Tenor) - Emilio (Æmilius), Scipio's father Voice (Soprano) - La Licenza |
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