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This acclaimed edition of Scarlatti's operas is making available for the first time authentic versions of the works of one of the key figures in the history of the genre. In this fifth volume of the series, Cohn Slim provides a definitive edition of Massimo Puppieno, an opera from the middle years of Scarlatti's career. In his introduction he discusses the opera and performance practices of the day. A translation of the libretto is included.

H. Cohn Slim is Professor of Music, University of California, Irvine.

Other operas available are Eraclea, Marco Attilio Regolo,...

This widely praised publication of the work of a key figure in the history of opera provides the most reliable version of the score for each opera, appending a translation of the libretto. La Statira is the ninth opera available in the edition, which is under the general editorship of Donald Jay Grout.

La Statira was first performed in Rome in January 1690, to inaugurate the carnival season for that year. The opera, with libretto by Cardinal Ottoboni, recounts the story of Alexander the Great's defeat of Darius, King of Persia, and his love for Statira, daughter of...

Donald Grout's widely praised edition of the work of a key figure in the history of opera provides the most reliable version of the score for each opera, appending a translation of the libretto. These volumes are "at once practical and unquestionably scholarly" in the words of Opera Journal. A tale of love and honor in the opera seria tradition, Tigrane was first performed at Naples in 1715. This edition of it will please performance groups and music historians alike.

Donald Jay Grout is Given Foundation Professor of Musicology Emeritus, Cornell University; Michael...

This acclaimed edition is making available authentic versions of the works of a key figure in the history of opera.

Gli equivoci nel sembiante (1679), Scarlatti's first opera, is a comedy of mistaken identities and amorous intrigues in the pastoral mode. It was one of the most popular and widely performed works of the composer's long career. A small cast and simple scenic requirements make it an ideal work for performances today.

In preparing the score presented here, Frank A. D'Accone compared the six extant manuscripts. His introduction sketches the opera's history and...