Prima la musica e poi le parole
Prima la musica e poi le parole (First the music and then the words) is an opera in one act by Antonio Salieri to a libretto by Giovanni Battista Casti. The work was first performed on 7 February 1786 in Vienna, following a commission by the Emperor Joseph II. The opera (more specifically, a divertimento teatrale) was first performed at one end of the orangery of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna by an Italian troupe; on the same occasion, Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor was staged at the other end.
Movements
- Sinfonia
Most recent recordings
- Salieri: Prima la musica, poi le parole - Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor, K. 486 — Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Antonio Salieri, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (2025) Spotify
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