Pyrrhus and Demetrius

Rehearsal, said to be for Pyrrhus and Demetrius - Nicola Haym at the harpsichord, Nicolo Grimaldi (Nicolini) standing and singing, Dr. Pepusch entering the room on the right
Nicolò Grimaldi (Nicolini)
Alessandro Scarlatti

Pyrrhus and Demetrius was a 1708 adaptation for the London stage of the 1694 opera Il Pirro e Demetrio by Alessandro Scarlatti with a libretto by Adriano Morselli, first performed at the Teatro San Bartolomeo.[1]

Pyrrhus and Demetrius was the second most successful opera in early 18th century London, after Camilla. It had 58 or 59 performances between 1708 and 1717.[2][3]: 103  The opera marked the London debut of the castrato Nicolò Grimaldi (Nicolini).[4][3]: 99 

  1. ^ Il Pirro e Demetrio. Bibliothèque Nationale. 1694. Retrieved 15 December 2019 – via data.bnf.fr.
  2. ^ Nicola Francesco Haym (2002-01-01). Complete sonata: Part 1. A-R Editions, Inc. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-89579-503-8.
  3. ^ a b Shirley Strum Kenny (1984). British Theatre and the Other Arts, 1660-1800. Associated University Presses. ISBN 978-0-918016-65-2.
  4. ^ James Anderson Winn (2014). Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts. Oxford University Press. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-19-937219-5.