Silla (Graun)
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''Silla'' is an Italian-language opera in three acts by
Carl Heinrich Graun Carl Heinrich Graun (7 May 1704 – 8 August 1759) was a German composer and tenor. Along with Johann Adolph Hasse, he is considered to be the most important German composer of Italian opera of his time. Biography Graun was born in Wahrenbrüc ...
to a
libretto A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...
by Frederick II of Prussia,
Frederick the Great Frederick II (; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled ''King in Prussia'', declaring himself ''King of Prussia'' after annexing Royal Prussia ...
, with Italian verses by Giovanni Pietro Tagliazucchi. It was first performed at the Hofoper unter den Linden, Berlin, on 27 March 1753.


Performances and recordings

*''Silla'' conducted by Alessandro De Marchi at Tiroler Landestheater, Festwochen Alte Musik, Innsbruck 2022 ''Silla''
production details, Tiroler Landestheater, August 2022 Bejun Mehta, Valer Sabadus, Hagen Matzeit, Samuel Marino, Eleonora Bellocci, Roberta Invernizzi, Mert Süngü, Coro Maghini, Innsbrucker Festwochen Orchester, Alessandro De Marchi 3CD


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