Operas with Farinelli

Compiled by Mary Higgs

 

This wonderful list displays all the operas Farinelli sang in, in chronological order. Enjoy!

Title of opera Date Place of Performance Role Composer Source
Angelica & Medoro 1720 Naples, Principe della Torella Tirsi Porpora Lib. & Score
Sofonisba 1722 Carnival Rome Sofonisba Predieri Lib. & Score
Flavio Anicio Olibrio 1722 Carnival Rome Placida Porpora Lib. & Score
Cosroe 1723 Carnival Rome Teatro Aliberti Palmira A. Pollaroli Lib. & part. Score
Adelaide 1723 1723 Carnival Rome, Teatro Aliberti Adelaide Porpora Lib. & part. Score
Imeneo 1723 Naples, wedding of Tocco & Cantelini Trinto Porpora Lib. & Score
La Tigrane Jan. 1724 Rome home of Portuguese ambassador Titiro F. Gasparini Lib. & Score (?)
Farnace 1724 Rome, Teatro Aliberti Berenice Vinci Lib. & part. Score
Scipione 1724 Rome, Carnival Teatro Aliberti Salonice Predieri Lib. & part. Score
Semiramide regina Spring 1724 Naples Teatro San Bartolomeo Nino Porpora Lib. & part. Score
Turno Aricion 1724 Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo Geminio Leo, Vinci Lib. & Score (?)
Eraclea Fall, 1724 Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo Damiro Vinci part. Lib. & Score
Unknown Work 1724 Vienna Burney
Il Florindo Winter, 1725 Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo Florindo Sarro Lib. & part. Score
Antonio e Cleopatra Winter, 1725 Naples Cleopatra Hasse Lib. & Score
Astianatte Winter, 1725 Naples,Teatro San Bartolomeo Oreste Vinci Lib. & Score
Tito Sempronio Gracco 1725 Carnival Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo Rosanno Sarro Lib. & Score (?)
Zenobia in Palmira Spring 1725 Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo Decio Leo Lib. & Score
Amore e fortuna 1 Oct. 1725 Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo Aristeo G. Porta Lib. & Score (?)
La Lucinda fedele 1726 Carnival, Naples Teatro San Bartolomeo Erando G. Porta Lib. & Score (?)
I fratelli riconosciuti Spring 1726 Parma Nicomede G.M. Capello Lib. & Score
a serenade May 1726 Milan Quantz
Il Ciro 28 Aug 1726 Milan, Teatro Ducale Idaspe F. Ciampi Lib. & Score (?)
Il Cid 1727 Rome, Teatro Capranica Rodrigo Leo Lib. & part. Score
Antigona Sum. 1727 Bologna Ceraste Orlandini Lib. & Score
L'amor generoso 1727 Carnival, Rome Teatro Capranica Aldano Costanzi Lib. & Score (?)
L'isola d'Alcina 1728 Carnival, Rome Teatro Capranica Ruggiero R. Broschi Lib. & part. Score
Cesare in Egritto 1728 Carnival, Rome Teatro Capranica Tolomeo Predieri Lib. & Score (?)
Medo Spring 1728 Parma, Teatro Ducale Giasone Vinci Lib. & Score
Unknown Work 1728 Vienna Burney
Nicomede Oct. 1728 Munich Court Theater Nicomede P. Torri Lib. & Score
L'abbandono di Armida 1729 Carnival, Venice, Teatro San Giov. Gris Rinaldo pasticcio Lib. & Score
Catone in Utica 1729 Carnival, Venice, Teatro San Giov. Gris Arbace Leo Lib. & Score
Semiramida riconosciuta 1729 Carnival, Venice, Teatro San Giov. Gris Mirteo Porpora Lib. & part. Score
Lucio Papirio Spring 1729 Parma. Teatro Ducale Quinto Fabio Giacomeli Lib. & part. Score
Edippo Oct 1729 Munich Court Theater Edippo Torri Lib. & part. Score
Artaserse 1730 Carnival, Venice, Teatro San Giov. Gris Arbace Hasse Lib. & Score
Idaspe 1730 Carnival, Venice, Teatro San Giov. Gris Dario R. Broschi Lib. & Score
Mitridate 1730 Carnival, Venice, Teatro San Giov. Gris Farnace Giai Lib. & Score
Scipione Spring 1730 Piacenza, Nuova Ducal Teatro P.C Scipione Giacomeli Lib & Score
Artaserse Autumn 1730 Lucca Arbace Hasse Lib & Score
La ninfa riconosciuta Autumn 1730 Lucca Silvio Lib & Score
Ezio 1731 Carnival, Turin Regio Teatro Ezio R. Broschi Lib. & part. Score
Poro 1731 Carnival, Turin Regio Teatro Poro Porpora Lib. & part. Score
Farnace Spring 1731 Bologna, Teatro Malvezzi Merione G. Porta Lib. & Score (?)
Arianna e Teseo Aug. 1731 Milan, Teatro Ducale Teseo R. Broschi Lib. & Score (?)
Artaserse Autumn 1730 Ferrara, Teatro Bonacossi Arbace Vinci Lib & Score
Catone in Utica 1732 Carnival, Turin Regio Teatro Arbace Hasse Lib. & part. Score
Merope 1732 Carinval, Turin Regio Teatro Epitide R. Broschi Lib & Score
Sedecia Lent 1732 Vienna Sedecia Caldara Score
La morte d'Abel Lent 1732 Vienna Abel Caldara Score
Nitocri 1733 Carnival, Venice,Teatro San Giov. Gris Mirteo G. Selliti Lib. & part. Score
Adriano 1733 Carnival. Venice Teatro San Giov. Gris Farnaspe Giacomeli Lib. & part. Score
Siroe Spring 1733 Bologna, Teatro Malvezzi Siroe Hasse Lib & Score
Merope Autumn 1733 Lucca Epitide R. Broschi Lib & Score
Merope 1734 Carnival Venice Teatro San Gio. Gris Epitide Giacomeli Lib & Score
Berenice 1734 Carnival, Venice Teatro San Gio. Gris. Demetrio Araja Lib. & Score (?)
Artaserse 1734 Carnival, Venice Teatro San Gio. Gris. Arbace Hasse Lib. & Score (?)
Il Demetrio May 1734 Vicenza, Nuova Teatro Delle Grazie Alceste Araja & others Lib. & Score (?)
Unknown Work 1734 Florence R. Broschi & others Burney
Artaserse 29 Oct 1734 London Haymarket Theater London debut Arbace Hasse & R. Broschi Lib. & Fav. Songs
Ottone 10 Dec 1734 London Haymarket Theater Adelberto Handel (?) Gerald Coke*
Polifemo 1 Feb 1735 London Haymarket Theater Aci Porpora Lib. & part. Score
Issipile 8 Apr 1735 London Haymarket Theater Giasone P.Sandoni Lib. & part. Score
Adriano 25 Nov 1735 London Haymarket Theater Farnaspe F.Veracini L. S. & Fav Songs
Mitridate 24 Jan 1736 London Haymarket Theater Siface Porpora Lib. & Score (?)
Orfeo 2 Mar 1736 London Haymarket Theater Orfeo Hasse, & others* Lib. & Score (?)
Onorio 13 April 1736 London Haymarket Theater Eucherio ? Lib. & Score (?)
Festa d'Imeneo 4 May 1736 London Haymarket Theater Imeneo Porpora Lib. & part. Score
Siroe 23 Nov 1736 London Haymarket Theater Siroe Hasse Lib. & Fav. Songs
Merope 8 Jan 1737 London Haymarket Theater Epitide ? Lib. & Score (?)
Demetrio 12 Feb 1737 London Haymarket Theater Alceste G.B. Precetti Lib. & Fav. Songs
La Clemenza di Tito 12 April 1737 London Haymarket Theater Sesto F. Veracini Lib. & Score (?)
Sabrina* 26 April 1737 London Haymarket Theater Brunalto ? Lib. & Fav. Songs
Demofoonte 24 Mat 1737 London Haymarket Theater ? ? Burney
*Gerald Coke: mirofilm of libretto for 1734 Ottone
*Hasse & Vinci, Araja, Porpora
* Sabrina: The aria Al dolor que vo sfogando by Carlo Broschi was used in this opera
This information from Farinello and his Repertory by Robert Freeman

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