Polifemo (opera)
| Polifemo | |
|---|---|
| opera seria by Nicola Porpora | |
English title page of the revised version of Nicola Porpora's opera Polifemo | |
| Translation | Polyphemus |
| Librettist | Paolo Rolli |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Metamorphoses by Ovid |
| Premiere | |
Polifemo is an opera in three acts by Nicola Porpora with a libretto by Paolo Rolli. The opera is based on a combination of two mythological stories involving the cyclops Polyphemus: His killing of Acis and his blinding by Ulysses.
The last of five operas Porpora composed while residing in London, the opera premiered on 1 February 1735 at King's Theatre, and featured the famed castrato singers Farinelli and Senesino. Polifemo was Porpora's second-most popular opera, after his Arianna in Nasso.