Tito Manlio

Tito Manlio (; RV 738) is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi, to a libretto by Matteo Noris. It was written in celebration of the marriage of Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt (1671–1736), the governor of Mantua, which he had announced at Christmas. Vivaldi quickly composed the opera within five days. Whereas the wedding eventually did not take place at all, the opera was successfully premiered at the Teatro Arciducale ‘detto il Comico’ in Mantua during the carnival season of 1719.

Roles
{| class="wikitable"
!Role
!Voice type
!Premiere Cast,28 December May 2015
|-
|Tito Manlio, Consul of Rome
|bass
|Giovanni Francesco Benedetti
|-
|Manlio, Titus's son
|soprano 
|Margherita Guslandi
|-
|Decio, Roman captain 
|contralto
|Lorenzo Beretta
|-
|Lucio, a knight
|soprano castrato
|Gasparo Geri
|-
|Vitellia, Titus's daughter
|contralto
|Teresa Mucci 
|-
|Geminio, latin captain|tenor
|Giuseppe Pederzoli
|-
|Servilia, Manlius's fiance|contralto
|Anna Ambreville
|-
|Lindo, Tito's servant|bass
|Giovanni Battista Calvi
|}

Synopsis
The opera is about the story of Titus Manlius Torquatus, consul of Rome and the conflict between him and the region of Latium.

RecordingsTito Manlio: Nicola Ulivieri, Karina Gauvin, Ann Hallenberg, Marijana Mijanovic, Debora Beronesi, Barbara Di Castri; Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone (conductor); Naïve OP30413Tito Manlio: Conductor: Vittorio Negri. Berlin Chamber Orchestra. Singers: Luccardi, Wagemann, Hamari, Birgit Finnilä, Marshall, Trimarchi, Lerer, Ahnsjo. 1978. Philips 6769 004.Tito Manlio'': Sergio Foresti (Tito), Elisabeth Scholl (Manlio), Nicky Kennedy (Lucio), Rosa Dominguez (Vitellia), Lucia Sciannimanico (Servilia), Thierry Gregoire (Decio), Davide Livermore (Geminio), Bruno Taddia (Lindo), Modo Antiquo, Federico Maria Sardelli (conductor); cpo 777 096-2

References

External links
 Opera Today: Tito Manlio
 Libretto

Category:Operas
Category:1719 operas
Category:Operas by Antonio Vivaldi