!!!Baroque/Middle !!Antonio Cesti: ''Il pomo d´oro'' [{Image src='Wissenssammlungen/Musik-Lexikon/Antonio_Cesti_Il_pomo_d´oro/070201a.jpg' height='250' alt='Il pomo d´oro' width='375' caption='Antonio Cesti: Il pomo d´oro'}] As the court vice-chapelmaster, Antonio Cesti (1623 Arezzo - 1669 Florence) wrote the opera '' Il pomo d'oro ''(Picture: The underworld) for the wedding of his employer, Leopold I, to Margarita of Spain (1665). The libretto was written by the court poet, Francesco Sbarra, the ballets by [Johann Heinrich Schmelzer|Wissenssammlungen/Musik-Lexikon/Johann_Heinrich_Schmelzer_Fechtschule/Johann_Heinrich_Schmelzer_Fechtschule_english]. The musical example is the aria of Proserpina from the beginning of the opera: It is a powerful lament about her unhappiness at having to live in the darkness of the underworld. The accompaniment of 2 cornetts, 3 trombones, bassoon and regal emphasizes the dark mood of the piece. The opera '' Pomo d'oro ''can be seen as a combination of the older Florentine choir opera (i.e. a form in which the choir plays an important dramatic role) and the newer venetian solo opera, which reduces the role of the choir. (E. Stadler)\\ \\ [{Audio src='Wissenssammlungen/Musik-Lexikon/Antonio_Cesti_Il_pomo_d´oro/070201am.mp3' caption='Sound Clip of Antonio Cesti, Opera: "Il pomo d´oro"\\© Österreichischer Rundfunk, Wien'}] [{Metadata Suchbegriff='' Kontrolle='Nein'}] %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|Wissenssammlungen/Musik-Lexikon/Antonio_Cesti_Il_pomo_d´oro|class='wikipage austrian'] %%