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Motezuma
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Motezuma, RV 723, is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi with an Italian libretto by Alvise Giusti. The libretto is very loosely based on the life of the Aztec ruler Montezuma who died in 1520.
18th-century depiction of the Aztec ruler Montezuma, the opera's protagonist
18th-century depiction of the Aztec ruler Montezuma, the opera's protagonist
Title page of the libretto printed for the Venice premiere in 1733
Title page of the libretto printed for the Venice premiere in 1733
Anna Girò
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Anna Girò, also known as l'Annina del Prete Rosso, la Nina del Prete Rosso, or l'Annina della Pietà, was the stage name of Anna Maria Maddalena Tessieri, an Italian mezzo-soprano/contralto of the 18th
Motezuma
…time Giusti's libretto "evinces a rare degree of sympathy for the Mexican emperor and his queen Mirena." At the premiere the role of Mirena was sung by Anna Girò, who was a protégée of Vivaldi and whom he considered his "indispensable" prima donna. The title role was sung by the German bass Massimiliano Miler…
Ospedale della Pietà (source unknown). The building no longer exists.
Ospedale della Pietà (source unknown). The building no longer exists.
The first two pages of the aria "La figlia, lo sposo" written specifically for Girò. This aria concludes the second act of Vivaldi's Motezuma. The mus
The first two pages of the aria "La figlia, lo sposo" written specifically for Girò. This aria concludes the second act of Vivaldi's Motezuma. The music of Motezuma was thought to have been lost in its entirety, but fragments of it, among which this aria, were discovered in 2002 in the archive of the music library of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin.
Frontispiece and cast from the libretto of the 1723 Treviso premiere of La Ninfa Infelice e Fortunata. Girò made her debut in this pastoral opera. She
Frontispiece and cast from the libretto of the 1723 Treviso premiere of La Ninfa Infelice e Fortunata. Girò made her debut in this pastoral opera. She played the role of "Mirtillo, pastore amante di Filli" (Mirtillo, shepherd in love with Filli) as "La Sig. Anna Giro di Mantova" (Miss Anna Girò from Mantua). Her first professional role was en travesti.
Frontispiece and cast from the libretto of the 1726 production of Giovanni Porta's Agide, Re di Sparta. Girò appears under the role of "Filoastro, Pri
Frontispiece and cast from the libretto of the 1726 production of Giovanni Porta's Agide, Re di Sparta. Girò appears under the role of "Filoastro, Principe amante di Antianira, Capitano delle guardie reali" (Filoastro, Prince in love with Antianira, Captain of the royal guards) as "La Sig. Anna Girò Mantovana" (Ms Anna Girò, Mantuan). This is another breeches role for Girò. Giovanni Porta's name appears preceded by del celebre (by the famous).