Volume 17 (2011) No. 1

Beth L. Glixon

Giulia Masotti, Venice, and the Rise of the Prima Donna

Table 4:Act-Endings in Venetian Operas without Giulia Masotti, 1662/63, 1663/64, 1667/68–1672/73 (Arias for either of the two lead women in each opera appear highlighted in bold.)

Theater

Title

Act I

Act II

Act II

Lead Women

SS. Giovanni e Paolo (SSGP), 1662/63

Amor guerriero

Iride

Seleuco

ensemble

Olimpia, Ersilla, Doriclene

SSGP, 1662/63

Gl’amori d’Apollo, e di Leucotoe

La Terra

Due pastorelli

Apollo

Leucotoe, Climene, Clitia

S. Luca, 1663/64

Achille in Sciro

recitative for Grillo (with virgole)

Ulisse, recitative (some verses with virgole)

ensemble

Deidamia, Cirene

S. Luca, 1667/68

Seleuco

Ensemble

Ersistrato

Antioco

Stratonica, Lucinda

S. Luca 1667/68

Tiridate

Zenobia

Fidalma/Radamisto

Fidalma

Zenobia, Doriclea

SSGP, 1667/68

Eliogabalo

Ersilla

Eliogabalo

Flavia, then Eliogabalo

Flavia, Flora

SSGP, 1667/68

Meraspe

Erope (role intended for Masotti)

Erope

Olinda

Erope, Olinda

SSGP, 1668/69

Artaxerse

Climero

servant

Ciro

Statira, Ormonda

SSGP, 1668/69

Genserico

Delbo

Leontio

ensemble

Eudossa, Theodora

S. Luca, 1669/70

L’Antigona delusa

Antigona

Lesbo

ensemble

Antigona, Alceste

S. Luca, 1669/70

L’Erismena

Aldimira

Clerio, Alcesta

ensemble

Erismena, Aldimira

SSGP, 1669/70

Marcello in Siracusa

Fabio

Varone

Mario, son of Marcello

Celia, Virginia

S. Luca, 1670/71

L’Ercole in Tebe

recitative

Megara

recit/arioso followed by brief chorus

Megara, Iole

S. Luca, 1670/71

Dario in Babilonia

Aspasia

Dalinda

Zopiro, “grande Persiano”

Aspasia, Dalinda, Cassandra

Saloni, 1671

Iphida greca

chorus

Iphida

Iphida

Iphida, Teletusia, Iantea

S. Luca, 1671/72

Claudio Cesare

Alindo (page)

Agrippina

King of Iberia

Agrippina, Giunia

S. Luca, 1671/72

Adelaide

Adelaide

duet, including Adelaide

duet, Adelaide, Gissilla

Adelaide, Gissilla

S. Luca, 1672/73

L’Orfeo

Aristeo

Bacco (Bacchus)

Tetide

Euridice, Autonoe

S. Luca, 1672/73

Massenzio

Alindo (page)

African mariner

Doralice (aria text similar to Masotti’s “Gioisci Alma mia”)

Doralice, Fulvia, Costanza

S. Moisè, 1672/73

La costanza trionfante

Barce (vecchia)

Elmira

Elmira

Elmira, Hipermestra