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Egyptian princess Berenice is betrothed to the Macedonian King Antigono, but is actually in love with his banished son Demetrio. Antigono's daughter Ismene loves Alessandro, king of Epirus, who is the enemy of Macedonia. The opera portrays a violent struggle between Antigono and Alessandro.
62:. For a performance in the 1780s, it would only be expected that a libretto by Metastasio would be abbreviated and altered to suit contemporary operatic taste. The cuts and changes in the text made for the performance of Mysliveček's version are not attributable.
289:, identities and the emotional relations between the characters become confused, and there is intense competition for love partners. Everything is resolved through the forgiveness of King Antigono at the end, with Berenice allowed to marry Demetrio.
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in the late 1790s. All of the performers in the production were male, since women were prohibited from appearing on stage in Roman theaters until
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Pietro
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Act I, scene 13 - Duet for
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Act III, scene 4 - Cavatina of
Berenice, "È pena troppo barbera" (music lost)
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Act II, scene 2 - Aria of
Alessandro, "Sai quell'ardor m'accende" (music lost)
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Freeman, pp. 164-69, has more information concerning the Rome performance of
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Antigono, "Se mai senti, amato bene" (music lost)
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Clearco, "Pianta, che sorge in alta" (music lost)
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Antigono, "Dì che ricuso il trono" (music lost)
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Berenice, "Io non so se amor tu sei" (music lost)
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Act I, scene 1 - Aria of Ismene, "Di vantarsi ha ben ragione" (music lost)
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a few months earlier. The most distinguished cast members were the
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was the composer's last opera, first performed at the
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116:was elevated to the
48:by the Italian poet
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66:Performance history
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149:Voice type
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839:Categories
806:Ipermestra
504:Demofoonte
432:La Nitteti
424:Ipermestra
416:Demofoonte
384:Semiramide
293:References
122:Il Medonte
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221:Clearco
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118:Holy See
114:Pius VII
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71:Antigono
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