Lucio Silla

Operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebotes (1767) Apollo et Hyacinthus (1767) Bastien und Bastienne (1768) La finta semplice (1769) Mitridate, re di Ponto (1770) Ascanio in Alba (1771) Il sogno di Scipione (1772) Lucio Silla (1772) La finta giardiniera (1775) Il re pastore (1775) Thamos, König in Ägypten (1779) Zaide (1780) Idomeneo (1781) Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1782) L'oca del Cairo (1783) Lo sposo deluso (1784) Der Schauspieldirektor (1786) The Marriage of Figaro (1786) Don Giovanni (1787) Così fan tutte (1790) La clemenza di Tito (1791) The Magic Flute (1791)
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Lucio Silla (K135) is an Italian opera in three acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was written by Giovanni de Gamerra. It was first performed on 26 December 1772 at the Regio Ducal Teatro in Milan. Another opera by the same title was also done in 1774 by Pasquale Anfossi.

Roles

Synopsis

The story is about the Roman dictator Lucio Silla who lusts after Giunia, the daughter of his enemy Caius Marius. Giunia, on the other hand, loves the exiled senator Cecilio.

Noted arias

• "Dalla sponda tenebrosa" - Giunia in Act I
• "Il desio di vendetta" - Silla in Act I
• "Il tenero momento" - Cecilio in Act I
• "Se lusinghiera speme" - Celia in Act I
• "Vieni ov'amor t'invita" - Lucio Cinna in Act I
• "Guerrier che d'un acciaro" - Aufidio in Act II
• "Nel fortunato istante" - Lucio Cinna in Act II
• "Parto, m'affretto" - Giunia in Act II
• "Ah se a morir" - Cecilio in Act II
• "Ah se il crudel periglio" - Giunia in Act II
• "D'ogni pietà mi spoglio" - Silla in Act II
• "Quando sugl'arsi campi" - Celia in Act II
• "Quest' improvviso tremito" - Cecilio in Act II
• "Se il labbro timido" - Celia in Act II
• "De più superbi il core" - Lucio Cinna in Act III
• "Fra i pensier" - Giunia in Act III
• "Pupille amate" - Cecilio in Act III
• "Strider sento la procella" - Celia in Act III

Recordings

• 1991 Hager with Augér, Donath, Mathis, Varady, Krenn, and Schreier. Salzburg Mozart Orchestra.
• 1991 Harnoncourt with P. Schreier, Gruberova, Bartoli, Upshaw, and Kenny. Vienna Concentus Musicus.
• 2005 Cambreling with van Baasbank, Murray, Hartelius, and Arulan.

External links

• Lucio Silla: Score in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe

Synopses can be found at:

• impresario.ch
• libretto to act I of the opera from www.allaboutopera.com