''Il Paride'' is an opera in five acts composed by

Giovanni Andrea Bontempi Giovanni Andrea Bontempi (ca. 1624 – 1 July 1705) was an Italian castrato singer, later composer, historian, music theorist, and assistant ''kapellmeister'' to Heinrich Schütz at Dresden from 1657. He was born Giovanni Andrea Angelini, in Perugi ...

who also wrote the libretto. The first Italian-language opera to be given in

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, it was first performed on 3 November 1662 at the

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to celebrate the marriage of Erdmuthe Sophie von Sachsen, the daughter of

John George II, Elector of Saxony Johann George II (31 May 1613 – 22 August 1680) was the Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Biography He was the third (fourth in order of birth) but eldest surviving son of the Elector ...

, and

Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian Ernst of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (6 August 1644 in Bayreuth – 20 May 1712 in Erlangen) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. He was the only son of Erdmann August, Hereditary Margrave ('' ...

. The opera was revived on 21 June 2011 at the Potsdam Sanssouci Festival and on 24 August 2012 at the

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as part of the

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music The Innsbruck Festival of Early Music (German: Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik) is a festival of historically informed performances of music from the late Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical periods which takes place annually in ...

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*''Il Paride'' –

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Orchestra and Chorus, Carlo Franci (conductor). Recorded 24 November 1963, Rome. Label: Voce ( LP)

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*Bontempi, Giovanni (1662)
''Il Paride''
(original libretto). Melchior Bergen
Video
from the 2012 Innsbruck performance (official YouTube channel of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music) Operas by Giovanni Andrea Bontempi Italian-language operas 1662 operas Operas {{Italian-opera-stub

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