The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti (La Statira) - Harvard Publications in Music - Alessandro Scarlatti - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674640351 - December 20, 1985
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The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti (La Statira) - Harvard Publications in Music

Alessandro Scarlatti

The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti (La Statira) - Harvard Publications in Music

La Statira was first performed in Rome in January 1690. The opera, with libretto by Cardinal Ottoboni, recounts the story of Alexander the Great’s defeat of Darius, King of Persia, and his love for Statira, daughter of Darius. In his Introduction, William Holmes sketches the opera’s history and discusses performance questions.


209 pages, musical illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 20, 1985
ISBN13 9780674640351
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 209
Dimensions 240 × 318 × 18 mm   ·   680 g
Language English  
Editor Holmes, William C.

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