List of operas by Nicola Porpora

This is a complete list of the operas written by the Italian composer Nicola Porpora (1686–1768).

List

TitleGenreSub­divisionsLibrettoPremière datePlace, theatre
Agrippinaopera seria3 actsNicola Giuvo4 November 1708Naples, Palazzo Reale
Flavio Anicio Olibrioopera seria3 actsApostolo Zeno and Pietro PariatiJanuary 1711Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo
Basilio, re di Orienteopera seria after Giovanni Battista Neri24 June 1713Naples, Teatro dei Fiorentini
Arianna e Teseoopera seria Pietro Pariati1714Vienna, Hof
Berenice regina d'Egitto, ovvero Le gare di amoreopera seria3 actsAntonio Salvicarnival 1718Rome, Teatro Capranica
Temistocleopera seria3 actsApostolo Zeno1 October 1718Vienna, Hof
Faramondoopera seria Apostolo Zeno, after Gautier de Costes de La Calprenède19 November 1719Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo
Angelicaserenata Metastasio, after Ludovico Ariosto28 August 1720Naples, Palazzo del Principe di Torella
Eumeneopera seria Apostolo Zenocarnival 1721Rome, Teatro Alibert
Gli orti esperidiserenata Metastasio28 August 1721Naples, Palazzo Reale
Flavio Anicio Olibrio
(revision)
opera seria3 actsApostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariaticarnival 1722Rome, Teatro Alibert
Adelaideopera seria Antonio Salvicarnival 1723Rome, Teatro Alibert
Amare per regnareopera seria after Francesco Passarini's Amore e fortunata12 December 1723Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo
Imeneocomponimento drammatico2 actsSilvio Stampiglia1723Naples
Semiramide regina dell'Assiriaopera seria3 actsafter Ippolito Zanelli's Ninospring 1724Naples, Teatro San Bartolomeo
Damiro e Pitiaopera seria Domenico Lalli12 October 1724Munich
Sifaceopera seria3 actsMetastasiocarnival 1725Milan, Ducale
Didone abbandonataopera seria3 actsMetastasioAscension 1725Reggio Emilia, Pubblico
La verita nell'ingannoopera seria3 actsFrancesco Silvanicarnival 1726Milan, Regio Ducal
Meride e Selinunteopera seria3 actsApostolo Zenocarnival 1726Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Cristostomo
Siroe, re di Persiaopera seria3 actsMetastasioFebruary 1727Rome, Teatro delle Dame
Arianna e Teseo
(revised)
opera seria3 actsPietro Pariatiautumn 1727Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Cristostomo
Ezioopera seria3 actsMetastasio? and Domenico Lalli20 November 1728Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Cristostomo
Semiramide riconosciutaopera seria3 actsMetastasio, revised by Domenico Lalli?carnival 1729,
20 January 1739
Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Cristostomo, revised for Naples, Teatro di San Carlo
Ermenegildaopera seria  1729Naples
Mitridateopera seria3 actsApostolo Zeno and Filippo Vanstrypcarnival 1730Rome, Teatro Capranica
Tamerlanoopera seria3 actsAgostino Piovene, after Jacques Pradoncarnival 1730Turin, Regio
Poroopera seria3 actsafter Metastasio's Alessandro nell'Indiecarnival 1731Turin, Regio
Annibaleopera seria3 actsFilippo Vanstrypautumn 1731Venice, San Angelo
Germanico in Germaniaopera seria3 actsNicola ColuzziFebruary 1732Rome, Teatro Capranica
Issipileopera seria3 actsMetastasiocarnival 1733Rome, Rucellai
Arianna in Nassoopera seria3 actsPaolo Antonio Rolli29 December 1733London, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Enia nel Lazioopera seria3 actsPaolo Antonio Rolli11 May 1734London, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Polifemoopera seria3 actsPaolo Antonio Rolli1 February 1735London, King's Theatre
Ifigenia in Aulideopera seria3 actsPaolo Antonio Rolli, after Apostolo Zeno3 May 1735London, King's Theatre
Mitridateopera seria3 actsGavrado da Gavrado
(pseudonym of Colley Cibber)
24 January 1736London, King's Theatre
La festa d'Imeneocomponimento drammatico Paolo Antonio Rolli4 May 1736London, King's Theatre
Lucio Papirioopera seria3 actsAntonio Salvi, revised by Giovanni Boldonicarnival 1737Venice, San Cassiano
Rosbaleopera seria3 actsafter Claudio Nicola Stampa's Eumeneautumn 1737Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Cristostomo
Carlo il Calvoopera seria3 actsanonymousspring 1738Rome, Teatro delle Dame
Il barone di Zampanoopera buffa Pietro Trincheraspring 1739Naples, Teatro Nuovo
L'amico fedeleopera buffa Giuseppe di Pietroautumn 1739Naples, Teatro dei Fiorentini
Intermezzo for the marriage of the Infante D Filippo   1739Madrid
Il trionfo di Camillaopera seria Silvio Stampiglia20 January 1740Naples, Teatro San Carlo
Tiridateopera seria3 actsafter Metastasio's Zenobia19 December 1740Naples, Teatro San Carlo
Il trionfo del valorecomedia per musica Antonio Palombawinter 1741Naples, Teatro Nuovo
Giasconeserenata?  1742Naples
Statiraopera seria3 actsFrancesco Silvanicarnival 1742Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Cristostomo
Partenopeopera seria  1742Naples
La Rosmeneopera seria3 acts 1742Vienna
Temistocleopera seria3 actsMetastasio22 February 1743London, Haymarket Theatre
Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebeopera seria  carnival 1744Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Cristostomo
Filandro-Philanderopera seria3 actsafter Vincenzo Cassani's L'incostanza schernita18 July 1747Dresden, Hof
Il trionfo di Camilla
(second version)
opera seria Silvio Stampiglia, revised by Giovanni Battista Lorenzi30 May 1760Naples, Teatro San Carlo

References

    Sources
    • Monson, Dale E (1992), 'Porpora, Nicola' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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