Saffo (Mayr)
Saffo, ossia I riti d'Apollo Leucadio is a 1794 Italian language opera by Mayr for La Fenice, Venice.[1] The cast featured the castrato Girolamo Crescentini.
Recordings
- Saffo, conducted by Franz Hauk, Naxos
References
- 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 ...
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