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Saverio Mercadante

He wrote about 60 operas, of which the most famous are The Apotheosis of Hercules (1819, Naples), Elisa and Claudio (1821, Milan), The Oath (1837, Milan), Two Famous Rivals (1838, Venice), “Horaces and Curiatii” (1846, Naples). One of the leading representatives of Italian art of the first half of the 19th century. A number of his works are still heard from the stage. The most popular opera is The Oath. Nowadays it has been staged in Naples (1955), Berlin (1974), Vienna (1979) and others.

Compositions: operas – The Apotheosis of Hercules (L’Apoteosi d’Ercole, 1819, the San Carlo Theater, Naples), Elisa and Claudio (1821, the La Scala Theater, Milan), Abandoned Dido (Didone abbandonata, 1823, the Reggio Theater ”, Turin), Donna Caritea (Donna Caritea, 1826, Fenice Theatre; Venice), Gabriella from Vergi (Gabriella di Vergy, (828, Lisbon), Normans in Paris (I Normanni a Parlgi, 1832, Reggio Theater) , Turin), Robbers (I Briganti, Italien Theatre, Paris, 1836), Oath (Il Giuramento, 1837, La Scala Theatre, Milan), Two Famous Rivals (La due illustri rivali, 1838, Fenice Theatre) , Venice), Vestal (Le Vestal, 1840, San Carlo Theater, Naples), Horace and Curiatia (Oriazi e Curiazi, 1846, ibid.), Virginia (1866, ibid.); masses (c. 20), cantatas, hymns, psalms, motets, and for orchestra, mourning symphonies (dedicated to the memory of G. Donizetti, V. Bellini, G. Rossini), symphonic fantasy, romances, etc.

E. Tsodokov