Giasone
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Wikidata facts
- Genre
- opera
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Composer
- Francesco Cavalli
- Librettist
- Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
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- P407
- Italian
- P4647
- Teatro San Cassiano
- P7937
- opera
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12 sectionsContents
- Roles
- Synopsis
- Prologue
- Act 1
- Act 2
- Act 3
- Musicological Issues
- Recordings
- Audio
- Video
- References
- External links
thumb|Title page of the original libretto
Giasone (Jason) is an opera in three acts and a prologue with music by Francesco Cavalli and a libretto by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini. It was premiered at the Teatro San Cassiano, Venice on 5 January 1649, during carnival. The plot is loosely based on the story of Jason and the golden fleece, but the opera contains many comic elements too.