The anonymous poetic text for Dori e Daliso adheres to the ideals of the Arcadian Academy, which Gasparini joined in 1718 under the pastoral name Euricreo.
Compositional Technique
The intermezzi use the comic device of disguise and feature a fragmented plot, which highlights individual arias and employs techniques reminiscent of commedia dell'arte.
Composition History
Gasparini worked for Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli in Rome, composing operas, oratorios, cantatas, duets, and sinfonie for various social occasions.
Composer Biography
Francesco Gasparini, the composer, is primarily known for L'Armonico Pratico al Cimbalo, one of the most important basso continuo treatises.
Composition History
The intermezzi Nana, Francese e Armena ovvero Mirena e Floro were first performed in Dresden in 1718, between the acts of a larger musical drama.
Compositional Technique
Gasparini's recitatives are a 'laboratory for harmonic experiments,' featuring daring modulations, cross-relations, and harsh dissonances to rhetorically paint the text.
Historical Context
Gasparini's cantatas, including Dori e Daliso, were performed weekly at Palazzo Ruspoli in Rome, in a gallery adorned with Jacopo Zucchi's Genealogia degli Dei.
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