Oristeo
Sign in to savethumb|upright|Francesco CavalliOristeo is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a dramma per musica. The Italian libretto was by Giovanni Faustini.
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thumb|upright|Francesco CavalliOristeo is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a dramma per musica. The Italian libretto was by Giovanni Faustini.
The opera is notable for containing one of the first examples of a da capo aria, Udite amanti, sung by Corinta.
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