Teuzzone

{{Short description|Opera by Antonio Vivaldi}}

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{{Infobox opera

| name = Teuzzone

| composer = Antonio Vivaldi

| image = Vivaldi.jpg

| image_upright = 1.1

| caption = Probable portrait of Antonio Vivaldi, c. 1723

| librettist = Apostolo Zeno

| based_on =

| language = Italian

| premiere_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1719}}

| premiere_location = Teatro Arciducale, Mantua

}}

Teuzzone is the twelfth Italian opera composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1719 to a libretto by Apostolo Zeno of 1706, which was first performed at the Teatro Arciducale in Mantua.

Roles

class="wikitable"

!Role

!Voice type

!Premiere Cast
(Conductor: – )

Troncone, Emperor of China

|tenor

|Giuseppe Pederzoli

Teuzzone, his son, in love with and betrothed to Zelinda

|soprano (en travesti)

|Margherita Gualandi, "la Campioli"

Zidiana, bride but not wife of Troncone, secretly in love with Teuzzone

|contralto

|Anna Ambreville

Zelinda, Tartar princess, in love with Teuzzone

|contralto

|Teresa Mucci

Cino, governor of the realm, in love with Zidiana

|soprano castrato

|Gasparo Geri

Sivenio, a general of the realm, in love with Zidiana

|bass

|Francesco Benedetti

Egaro, captain of the guards, relative and confidant of Zidiana

|contralto castrato

|Lorenzo Beretta

Argonte, Tartar prince and confidant of Zelinda

|tenor

|Giuseppe Pederzoli

colspan="3"| Chorus of soldiers, guards and people

Synopsis

The plot concerns the aftermath of Troncone's death, where his wife Zidiana schemes with the governor Cino and the general Sivenio to seize power, even though Teuzzone is the rightful heir. Zelinda, the fiancée of Teuzzone, is a powerful woman in her own right and fights against this move, especially when it becomes clear that Zidiana's plan is to marry Teuzzone for herself.

Recordings

Conductor: Sandro Volta. Orchestra dell'Opera Barocca di Guastalla. Singers: Pagano, Barazzoni, Bortolanei, Piccini, Lippi, Favari, Manzotti. Date: 1996. Issued: 1996.

Conductor: Jordi Savali. Le Concert des Nations. Singers: Lopez, Milanesi, Galou, Mameli, Zanasi, Giovannini, Sakurada. Label: Naive. Issued: 2011.