Achille in Sciro is anopera seria bycomposerDomenico Sarro. Theopera uses an Italian languagelibretto byPietro Metastasio. It was commissioned for the opening of theTeatro di San Carlo by King Charles VII of Naples, later known asCharles III of Spain. The work premiered at the inauguration of the theatre on 4 November 1737, Charles'sname day. It is based on the story ofAchilles on Skyros.
The opera was not performed for more than 250 years until it was revived at theFestival della Valle d'Itria in 2007. That performance was recorded live and released on CD by Dynamic Records in 2008.[1] The cast was as follows:
Metastasio's librettoAchille in Sciro was first set byAntonio Caldara (1736, Vienna).
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