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The Operas of Antonio Lotti
Background
Antonio Lotti was a prolific and highly successful composer of opera for the Venetian stage. He also 'fixed' a company of some of the leading opera singers of the day to perform at the Saxon Court of Augustus the Strong in Dresden. (Several of those singers would go on to sing for Handel in London.)
Of his 23 operas, only 7 are known to survive complete (marked *). Varying number of arias from the remainder can be found in various manuscript collections.
We are planning to produce free-to-download editions of all Lotti's surviving opera materials, starting with the 7 surviving complete scores, and then moving onto reconstructions using the remaining extant material. All seven surviving complete scores are now available to download below. Instrumental parts are available on request.
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List of complete Surviving Operas
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Polidoro *
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A. Piovene
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SS. Giovanni e Paolo
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Carnevale 1714
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Foca superbo *
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A. M. Lucchini
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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Carnevale 1715
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Costantino * (overture: J.J. Fux;
intermezzi: A. Caldara)
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P. Pariati &
A. Zeno |
Vienna Hof-oper
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19 Nov 1716
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A. Zeno
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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Carnevale 1717
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A. M. Lucchini
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Dresden
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25 Oct 1717
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A. M. Lucchini
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Dresden
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Feb 1718
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Teofane *
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S. B. Pallavicino
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Dresden
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13 Sept 1719
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List of Incomplete or lost Operas
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Il trionfo dell’ innocenza
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R. Cialli
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San Angelo
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26 Dec 1692
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Il Tirsi (Act 1 only)
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Apostolo Zeno
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San Salvatore
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3 Nov 1696
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Sidonio
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P. Pariati
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San Cassiano
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12 Nov 1706
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Achille placato
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U. Rizzi
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San Cassiano
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12 Feb 1707
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Teuzzone
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Apostolo Zeno
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San Cassian
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27 Dec 1707
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Il vincitor generoso
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F. Briani
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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10 Jan 1709
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Ama più chi men si crede †
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F. Silvani
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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23 Nov 1709
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Il comando non inteso et ubbidito
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F. Silvani
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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8 Feb 1710
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La ninfa Apollo (with F. Gasparini)
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F. de Lemene
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San Cassiano
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4 Mar 1710
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Isacio tiranno
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F. Briani / M. Noris
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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24 Nov 1710
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Il tradimento traditor di se stesso
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F. Silvani
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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17 Jan 1711
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La forza del sangue
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F. Silvani
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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14 Nov 1711
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L’infedeltà punita (with C.F.
Pollarolo)
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F. Silvani
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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15 Nov 1712
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Porsenna
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A. Piovene
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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19 Nov 1713
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Irena augusta
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F. Silvani
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San Giovanni Grisostomo
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22 Nov 1713
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Il Ciro in Babilonia †
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P. Pariati
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Reggio Emilia
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29 Apr 1716
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