Semiramide_riconosciuta_(Porpora)
Semiramide riconosciuta (Porpora)
1729 dramma per musica by Nicola Porpora
Semiramide riconosciuta (Semiramis Recognized) is an Italian opera with serious action, or dramma per musica, by Nicola Porpora, set to a libretto by Metastasio with some textual changes, possibly by Domenico Lalli. The opera was written for some of the finest contemporary singers, and includes a technically demanding series of da capo arias.