Merope (konzertant)

Linke Wienzeile 6

1060 Wien

 

Opera seria in three acts

Libretto by Apostolo Zeno

 

When Barcelona-born Domènech Terradellas died at the age of 38 under unclear circumstances, the music world lost one of the developers of the “stile galante” who was not given enough time to develop a position as an influential composer. Merope, with whom he achieved his breakthrough in Italy during the 1744 carnival season in Livorno, shows that a highly talented and individual artistic personality had developed here. The plot elements of psychological thriller and soap opera: Queen Merope's husband has been murdered by a tyrant who then courts her hand in marriage. The Queen's stipulated ten-year cooling-off period has just passed, but she still hopes to be rescued. She had her underage son brought to safety and trained as an avenger. Now he returns and falls into the clutches of crazy court intrigues.

 

Concert performance in Italian with German surtitles

Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the start of the introduction

 

(Source: theater-wien.at)