Vivaldi, Catone in Utica
Antonio Vivaldi
Catone in Utica
Opera in 2 acts [act II and III]
Libretto: Pietro Metastasio
First performance: Verona, Teatro Filarmonico, 1737
First performance in modermn times with original intruments: Theater and der Wien, 16 December 2011
Catone: Magnus Staveland, tenor
Marzia: Ann Hallenberg, mezzo
Emilia: Katarina Bradic, mezzo
Cesare:, Andrea Marchesini, sopran
Arbace: Nicki Kennedy, sopran
Modo Antiquo
Federico Maria Sardelli
trumpets
Gabriele Cassone, Jonathan Pia
horns
Gianfranco Dini, Brunello Gorla
oboes
Paolo Pollastri, Simone Bensi
violins
Enrico Casazza, Valerio Losito, Michio Isaji, Raffaele Tiseo,
Paolo Cantamessa, Laura Scipioni, Daniele Del Lungo
viola
Pasquale Lepore, Alessandro Lanaro
cello
Bettina Hoffmann, Jean-Marie Quint
doublebass
Nicola Domeniconi
harpsichord
Giulia Nuti
theorbo and guitar
Gian Luca Lastraioli, Simone Vallerotonda