Il Teuzzone

Teuzzone is the twelfth Italian opera composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1719 to a libretto by Apostolo Zeno of 1706, which was first performed at the Teatro Arciducale in Mantua.

== Roles == {| class="wikitable" !Role !Voice type !Premiere Cast(Conductor: – ) |- |Troncone, Emperor of China |tenor |Giuseppe Pederzoli |- |Teuzzone, his son, in love with and betrothed to Zelinda |soprano (en travesti) |Margherita Gualandi, "la Campioli" |- |Zidiana, bride but not wife of Troncone, secretly in love with Teuzzone |contralto |Anna Ambreville |- |Zelinda, Tartar princess, in love with Teuzzone |contralto |Teresa Mucci |- |Cino, governor of the realm, in love with Zidiana |soprano castrato |Gasparo Geri |- |Sivenio, a general of the realm, in love with Zidiana |bass |Francesco Benedetti |- |Egaro, captain of the guards, relative and confidant of Zidiana |contralto castrato |Lorenzo Beretta |- |Argonte, Tartar prince and confidant of Zelinda |tenor |Giuseppe Pederzoli |- | colspan="3"| Chorus of soldiers, guards and people |}