Dafne in lauro (Daphne as a laurel tree) is a chamber opera, a componimento per camera, composed by Johann Joseph Fux to a libretto by Pietro Pariati and performed for the imperial court before dinner on 1 October 1714 in the Favorita garden, Vienna, for the birthday of Emperor Charles VI. The opera is based on the myth of Apollo and Daphne, where Daphne pleads to Diana to be saved from Apollo's pursuit of her and is turned into a laurel tree.
Roles
| Role | Voice | Premiere Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | Castrato | Gaetano Orsini (1667–1750) |
| Dafne | Soprano | Maria Conti-Landini |
| Diana | Soprano | Regina Schoonjans |
| Amore | Castrato | Giovanni Vincenzi |
| Mercurio | Tenor | Silvio Garghetti |
Recordings
- 1990: Clemencic Consort & La Capella Vocal Ensemble, 2CD Nuova Era
- 2021: Alfredo Bernardini; Zefiro, Arcana.
See also
- Dafne: Jacopo Peri
- La Dafne: Marco da Gagliano
- Dafne (Opitz–Schütz) Martin Opitz and Heinrich Schütz
External Link
- Library of Congress (Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1714).
References
- Harry White, Johann Joseph Fux and the Music of the Austro-Italian Baroque, 2017. "This was Dafne in Lauro, which was first performed in the Favorita garden before dinner on 1 October, 1714." The two main roles, Apollo and Dafne, with four arias each, were sung by Orsini and Maria Conti-Landini; the soprano part, Diana, was ... the sixteen-year-old soprano castrato Giovanni Vincenzi played Amore – often sung by boys – and the tenor Garghetti sang the role of Mercurio.
- "Fux: Dafne in lauro, Zefiro". Qobuz. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- "Apollo e Dafne – Fuoco Obbligato | Opera Fuoco". 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
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