Tetide

Tetide (Thetis) is an opera by the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. It takes the form of a serenata in two parts. The Italian-language libretto is by Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca. The opera premiered on 10 October 1760 at the Hofburg Palace, Vienna.

Roles

Cast Voice type Premiere cast
Tetide (Thetis) soprano Caterina Gabrielli
Apollo soprano castrato Giovanni Manzoli
Marte (Mars) tenor Carlo Carlani
Imeneo (Hymen) soprano castrato Antonio Priori
Pallade (Pallas Athena) soprano Maria Picinelli
Venere (Venus) soprano Teresa Giacomazzi
Chorus: Sea gods and goddesses

Sources

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