Polifemo (opera)
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Polifemo is an opera in three acts by Nicola Porpora with a libretto by Paolo Rolli. The opera is based on a combination of two mythological stories involving the cyclops Polyphemus: His killing of Acis and his blinding by Ulysses.[1]
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Polifemo | |
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opera seria by Nicola Porpora | |
Translation | Polyphemus |
Librettist | Paolo Rolli |
Language | Italian |
Based on | Metamorphoses by Ovid |
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The last of five operas Porpora composed while residing in London, the opera premiered on 1 February 1735 at King's Theatre, and featured the famed castrato singers Farinelli and Senesino.[1][2] Polifemo was Porpora's second-most popular opera, after his Arianna in Nasso.[3]