''Telemaco nell'isola di Calipso'' is dramma per musica
opera by Mayr to a libretto by Antonio Simone Sograffi, composed for the Venice Carnival, 1797.
[Dan H. Marek - ''Alto: The Voice of Bel Canto'' 2016 p.58 1442235896 "Mayr had a long career writing opera serie that began in Venice at the Fenice with Saffo ossia I riti d'Apollo Leucadio in 1794. Mayr's early operas were cast in the familiar mold and featured castrati such as Crescentini in Saffo, Telemaco nell'isola di Calypso (1797), Alonso e Cora (1803), and Zamori ossia L'eroe dell'Indie (1804). Luigi Marchesi starred in Lodoiska (1796), Lauso e Lidia (1798), and ...] The cast featured the castrato
Girolamo Crescentini
Girolamo Crescentini (2 February 1762 – 24 April 1846) was an Italian soprano castrato, singing teacher, and composer.
Biography
Crescentini was born in Urbania. He studied in Bologna with the noted teacher Lorenzo Gibelli and made his debu ...
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Recordings
* ''Telemaco'', conducted by Franz Hauk, Naxo 2017
References
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Operas
1797 operas
Operas by Simon Mayr
Operas based on the Odyssey