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Il Sant'Alessio (Saint Alexius) is an opera in three acts composed by Stefano Landi in 1631 with a libretto by Giulio Rospigliosi (the future Pope Clement IX). Its first performance was probably in February 1632. Sant'Alessio was the first opera to be written on a historical subject. It describes the inner life of fifth-century Saint Alexis ...
Sant’Alessio; Il S. Alessio. Authorities. WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186150518; LCCN: no2004113309; GND: 300505736; BNF: 139965611. Composer. Landi, Stefano. I-Catalogue Number. I-Cat. No. ISL 2. First Pub lication.
Feb 22, 2012 · The Roman native Stefano Landi's most imposing work, the religious opera Il Sant'Alessio, premiered in 1632 at the palace of Cardinal Francesco Barberini. It's the first opera to adapt...
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Stefano Landi (baptized 26 February 1587 – 28 October 1639) was an Italian composer and teacher of the early Baroque Roman School. He was an influential early composer of opera, and wrote the earliest opera on a historical subject: Il Sant'Alessio (1632).
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Dec 12, 2008 · Thu 11 Dec 2008 19.01 EST. F irst performed in Rome, probably in 1631, Stefano Landi's Il Sant' Alessio is best described as an exercise in counter-reformation psychopathology. A...
Oct 31, 2007 · Such was the case when the group presented “Il Sant’Alessio,” an opera by the 17th-century Roman composer Stefano Landi, at the Rose Theater of Lincoln Center on Monday night.
