| Ercole su'l Termodonte | |
|---|---|
| Dramma per musica by Antonio Vivaldi | |
 Probable portrait of Antonio Vivaldi, c. 1723 | |
| Librettist | Antonio Salvi |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 23 January 1723 Teatro Capranica, Rome |
Ercole su'l Termodonte (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛrkole sul termoˈdonte]; Hercules in Thermodon) is a baroque Italian opera in three acts. In 1723, it became the sixteenth opera set to music by Antonio Vivaldi. Its catalogue number is RV 710. The libretto was written by Antonio Salvi (not Giacomo Francesco Bussani as previously misattributed).[1] The opera was premiered on 23 January 1723 in Rome's Teatro Capranica.[2] Due to a papal edict preventing women from appearing onstage in Rome, it premiered with castrati singing all the female roles.[1] Vivaldi was both conductor and violin soloist.
Although the score was believed to have been lost, 30 arias and 2 duets were discovered in several archives, and the rest of the opera was reconstructed by Alessandro Ciccolini.
- ^ a b Vitali, 2007
- ^ italianopera.org, accessed 16 December 2010