Niccolò Jommelli's “Cerere Placata” with libretto by Michele Sarcone was written in 1772 for the baptism of Princess Maria Teresia di Borbonne of Naples and Sicily. It is of an elite class of opera, Festa Teatrale, which were written specifically for such events. These types of operas were not performed for the public but were […]
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:39PM on October 30, 2018