Dafne in lauro (Daphne as a laurel tree) is a chamber opera, a componimento per camera, composed by Johann Joseph Fux to a libretto by Pietro Pariati and performed for the imperial court before dinner on 1 October 1714 in the Favorita garden, Vienna, for the birthday of Emperor Charles VI.[1] The opera is based on the myth of Apollo and Daphne, where Daphne pleads to Diana to be saved from Apollo's pursuit of her and is turned into a laurel tree.[2][3]
Role | Voice | Premiere Cast |
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Apollo | Castrato | Gaetano Orsini (1667–1750) |
Dafne | Soprano | Maria Conti-Landini |
Diana | Soprano | Regina Schoonjans |
Amore | Castrato | Giovanni Vincenzi |
Mercurio | Tenor | Silvio Garghetti |