1678–1721, German In 1705, Barthold Feind – whose real name was Aristobulos Eutropius or Aristobulos Wahrmund – was practising law in his home city, Hamburg, when he wrote his first libretto for Reinhard Keiser (1674–1739), Octavia. Keiser needed a replacement at this time, after the death of Christian Heinrich Postel, who had been his librettist ...
Premiered: 1705, Hamburg Libretto by Barthold Feind Act I King Tiridates of Armenia and his queen, Ormoena, have been captured and brought to Rome, where Nero falls in love with the beautiful Ormoena. Before he can marry her, however, Nero must first rid himself of his own virtuous wife, Octavia. Act II Nero orders ...
Ormindo (1644) and Calisto, which was first performed in 1651, the same year as Faustini’s premature death. Introduction | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera Personalities | Barthold Feind | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera ...
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