Il Parnaso confuso

Il Parnaso confuso (Parnassus in Turmoil) is an opera by the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. It takes the form of an azione teatrale in one act. The Italian-language libretto is by Pietro Metastasio. The opera premiered on 24 January 1765 at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. All the members of the cast were archduchesses of the Habsburg family and the work was conducted by the future Emperor Leopold II from the harpsichord.

A performance of Il parnaso confuso in 1765, painting by Johann Franz Greipel
Not to be confused with Il Parnaso confuso by Josef Mysliveček.

Roles
Cast Voice type Premiere
Apollo soprano (en travesti) Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
Melpomene soprano Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria
Erato soprano Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria
Euterpe soprano Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria

Recording
  • Il Parnaso confuso The Queen's Chamber Band, conducted by Rudolph Palmer (Albany Records, 2004)

Sources
  • Holden, Amanda The Viking Opera Guide (Viking, 1993), page 378.
  • Gluck Gesamtausgabe Il Parnaso confuso


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