''Eritrea'' is an

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in three acts by the

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composer

Francesco Cavalli Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverdi as the dominant and leading op ...

. The

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is by Giovanni Faustini. It was premiered at the Teatro Sant'Apollinare in

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on 17 January 1652, and revived in modern times at the Wexford Festival in 1975 under the conductor Jane Glover.

Recordings

*from prologue: "Ne le grotte arimaspe", Mariana Flores, Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón, 2014 *Duet: "O luci belle", Giulia Semenzato (soprano), Raffaele Pe (alto) La Venexiana, Claudio Cavina, 2015

References

Brenac, Jean-Claude, ''Le magazine de l'opéra baroque''
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