Cajo Mario is an opera seria in 3 acts by composer Niccolò Jommelli. The opera's Italian language libretto by Gaetano Roccaforte is based on Lucius Anneus Florus's Tito Livio e Plutarco. All of the parts are written for castrati, except for the title role, written for a Tenor. The work premiered on 6 February 1746 at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.[1]

Roles

Role Premiere Cast[1]
Conductor:
Cajo Mario Litterio Ferrari
Marzia Giuseppe Chiaramonte
Annio Gioacchino Conti
Rodope Giuseppe Casoni
Lucio Domenico Giardini
Aquilio Alessandro Veroni

References

  1. 1 2 Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."Cajo Mario, 6 February 1746". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
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