Opera seria in three acts
Libretto after Apostolo ZENO
Music by Alessandro Scarlatti
Edited by ALEC HARMAN
(sung in Italian)
Cast in order of singing:
BBC CHORUS
Joy Hall (cello continuo) Roy Jesson and Charles Spinks
(harpsichord continuo)
English CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Leader, Emanuel Hurwitz
Conducted by BRIAN PRIESTMAN
Produced by BRIAN TROWELL
The action takes place in and near Palermo in legendary times
ACT I
Scene 1 A public square In Palermo Scene 2 A harbour
Scene 3 An apartment In the royal palace
• See page 35