Sustained cantabile line; bow control, vibrato, tone
About this work
Composed
1737-38 (26 December to 14 February)
First performed
15 April 1738; Gaetano Majorano, called "Caffarelli" (Serse); Maria Antonia Marchesini, called "La Lucchesina" (Arsamene); Antonia Maria Merighi (Amastre); Elisabeth Duparc, called "La Francesina" (Romilda); Margherita Chimenti, called "La Droghierina" (Atalanta); Antonio Montagnana (Ariodate); Antonio Lottini (Elviro)