Leucippo (Hasse)

Leucippo, favola pastorale in 3 acts, is an Italian-language opera by Johann Adolf Hasse to a libretto by Giovanni Claudio Pasquini premiered at the Hubertusburg in 1747 and revived at Carnival 1751-52.

Broadcast

Schwetzingen Festival 2014, with Concerto Köln, conductor Konrad Junghänel[1][2]

References

BBC Thursday Opera Matinee, Hasse - Leucippo Johann Adolf Hasse's Leucippo with set designs by Henrik Ahr - Penny Gore presents a rare performance of Hasse's opera Leucippo.
Hasse - Leucippo Afternoon on 3, Thursday Opera Matinee Penny Gore presents today's Thursday Opera Matinee - Hasse: Leucippo, in a rare performance from the 2014 Schwetzingen Festival, with Concerto Köln and conductor Konrad Junghänel. Hasse was a star composer in his day, sought after by royalty, and working with the best singers and librettists. The opera, with a libretto by Giovanni Claudio Pasquini, is a story of love and duty, as the ill-fated hero Leucippo falls for the unattainable Priestess Dafne, who has taken a vow of chastity.

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[1] BBC Thursday Opera Matinee, Hasse - Leucippo Johann Adolf Hasse's Leucippo with set designs by Henrik Ahr - Penny Gore presents a rare performance of Hasse's opera Leucippo.

[2] Hasse - Leucippo Afternoon on 3, Thursday Opera Matinee Penny Gore presents today's Thursday Opera Matinee - Hasse: Leucippo, in a rare performance from the 2014 Schwetzingen Festival, with Concerto Köln and conductor Konrad Junghänel. Hasse was a star composer in his day, sought after by royalty, and working with the best singers and librettists. The opera, with a libretto by Giovanni Claudio Pasquini, is a story of love and duty, as the ill-fated hero Leucippo falls for the unattainable Priestess Dafne, who has taken a vow of chastity.