Instrumentation
2 harpsichord - harp - 2 lutes - chitarrone (or gtr) -gtr - flue organ - stringsoff stage: 2 flute, 2 oboe, cor anglais, 2 bassoon
Availability
Vocal score (ital/ger/eng) 0571505325 , chorus part 0571503969 on sale, full score and parts for hire
Programme Notes
The opera resembles the Shakespearean pastoral comedy, with two pairs of lovers brought finally together after considerable vicissitudes. An un-Shakespearean element, characteristic of early Italian opera, is the participation of the Gods in this drama, for it is their rivalries that control the fortunes of the human protagonists.