Il pomo d'oro :
festa teatrale rappresentata in Vienna, per l'avgvstissime nozze delle Sacre Cesaree Reali Maestà di Leopoldo, e Margherita /
componimento di Francesco Sbarra, consiglier di S.M.C.
Description
- Related Names
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Burnacini, Lodovico Ottavio, 1636-1707.
Gessels, Francesco, 17th cent.
Küsel, Melchior, 1626-1683.
Küsel, Matthäus, 1629-1681.
Riottus, Alexander, 17th cent.
Sbarra, Francesco, active 17th century.
- Language(s)
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Italian
- Published
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In Vienna d'Austria : Appresso Matteo Cosmerovio, stampatore della corte, l'anno 1668.
- Subjects
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Margarita Teresa,
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Margarita Teresa, /
Infanta of Spain, Empress, consort of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor,
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Margarita Teresa, / Infanta of Spain, Empress, consort of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, /
1651-1673
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Margarita Teresa, / Infanta of Spain, Empress, consort of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, / 1651-1673 /
Marriage.
Leopold
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Leopold /
I,
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Leopold / I, /
Holy Roman Emperor,
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Leopold / I, / Holy Roman Emperor, /
1640-1705
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Leopold / I, / Holy Roman Emperor, / 1640-1705 /
Marriage.
Marriages of royalty and nobility
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Marriages of royalty and nobility /
Austria
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Marriages of royalty and nobility / Austria /
Vienna
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Marriages of royalty and nobility / Austria / Vienna /
Early works to 1800.
Theaters
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Theaters /
Austria
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Theaters / Austria /
Vienna.
Theaters
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Theaters /
Stage-setting and scenery
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Theaters / Stage-setting and scenery /
Austria
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Theaters / Stage-setting and scenery / Austria /
Vienna.
Operas
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Operas /
Librettos.
Engravings
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Engravings /
Italy
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Engravings / Italy /
17th century.
Wedding books
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Wedding books /
Austria
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Wedding books / Austria /
17th century.
Librettos
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Librettos /
Italy
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Librettos / Italy /
17th century.
- Note
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Illustrations: twenty-five plates depicting stage decoration and sceneries designed by Lodovico Burnacini, all engraved by Mathäus Küsel, except the first: dedication by Francesco Sbarra, calligraphy by Alexandere Riottus, enclosed within elaborate architectural border, engraved by Melchior Küsel and dated 1667; and the last depicting the audience seated in the auditorium of the theater where the opera was performed, including the Imperial couple and all other spectators, with explanatory text in lower margin, drawn and engraved by Francesco Gessels.
Prepared for the wedding festivities, the opera was not performed until July 1668 when a new theatre was completed.
Woodcuts: floriated initials and head-pieces, historiated tailpiece on last page.
Signatures: A-P⁴ Q².
"La musica ... venne composta dal signor cavalier Cesti capellano ..."--P. [2] at end.
is available as a digital image in the Festivals digital collection.
- Physical Description
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[16], 105, [3] p., [25] folded leaves of plates :
ill. ;
31 cm. (8vo)
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