La corona (Gluck)
La corona (The Crown) is an opera by the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. It takes the form of an azione teatrale in one act. The Italian-language libretto is by Pietro Metastasio. The opera was intended to celebrate the name day of Emperor Francis I on 4 October 1765 but the emperor died in August and it remained unperformed until the 20th century.
Roles
| Cast | Voice type | Cast of the cancelled premiere |
|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | soprano | Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria |
| Meleagro (Meleager) | soprano | Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria |
| Climene | soprano | Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria |
| Asteria | soprano | Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria |
Recordings
- La corona Bavarian Radio Chorus, Warsaw Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Tomasz Bugaj (Orfeo, 1988)
- La corona The Queen's Chamber Band, conducted by Rudolph Palmer (Albany Records, 2005)
Sources
- Holden, Amanda The Viking Opera Guide (Viking, 1993), page 378.
- Gluck Gesamtausgabe La corona
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