Mozart: Il sogno di Scipione, K. 126

Featuring

Ian Page
Stuart Jackson
Klara Ek
Soraya Mafi
Krystian Adam
Robert Murray

Chiara Skerath
The Orchestra of Classical Opera
The Choir of Classical Opera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Compositional Technique

Mozart's score for "Il sogno di Scipione" needed to create its own musical flow and momentum due to the libretto's lack of plot and character development, enhancing its contemplative nature with virtuosity and vigor.

Notable Performances

There is no categorical proof that "Il sogno di Scipione" was performed during Mozart's lifetime; its premiere might have been as recent as January 20, 1979, at the Salzburg Mozartwoche.

Instruments

The orchestra on this recording plays on period instruments at A = 430 Hz, a common tuning for historically informed performances.

Composition History

Mozart composed "Il sogno di Scipione" in 1771 as a celebratory homage to Prince Archbishop Sigismund Schrattenbach of Salzburg, but the Archbishop died before its performance.

Recording & Production

This recording of "Il sogno di Scipione" is the sixth release in Classical Opera's complete recording cycle of Mozart's operas.

Composition History

The libretto for "Il sogno di Scipione" was written by Pietro Metastasio, the most celebrated and prolific opera librettist of the day, who also provided texts for several of Mozart's concert arias.

Composition History

The work was later amended by Mozart in 1772 to honor Schrattenbach's successor, Hieronymus Colloredo, by changing the dedicatee's name and composing a new final aria.