The Story of Semele
Dramatic entertainment in three acts
Libretto
Newburgh Hamilton
after a libretto by William Congreve for John Eccles
Premiere
10 February 1744, London (Covent Garden)
Cast
JUPITER (tenor)
CADMUS, King of Thebes (bass)
SEMELE, Daughter to Cadmus, belov'd by and in love with Jupiter (soprano)
ATHAMAS, a Prince of Bœotia, in love with, and design'd to marry Semele (alto)
INO, Sister to Semele, in love with Athamas (mezzo-soprano)
SOMNUS (bass)
APOLLO (tenor)
JUNO (mezzo-soprano)
IRIS (soprano)
PRIEST (alto)
CHORUS
Priests and Augurs
Loves and Zephyrs
Nymphs and Swains
Attendants
Place
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