Prima la musica e poi le parole

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Prima la musica e poi le parole is an opera in one act by Antonio Salieri to a libretto by Giovanni Battista Casti.

The original text

The work was first performed on 7 February 1786 in Vienna, following a commission by the Emperor Joseph II.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1975: Presented by PACOFS Opera.

Sources

Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.

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