Solimano

Solimano
Opera by Johann Adolph Hasse
Angelo Amorevoli as Solimano in the premiere production (costume by Francesco Ponte)
LibrettistGiovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca
Premiere
5 February 1753 (1753-02-05)

Solimano is an opera in three acts composed by Johann Adolph Hasse to an Italian-language libretto by Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca. Loosely based on an episode in the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, the opera premiered on 5 February 1753 at the Opernhaus am Zwinger in Dresden. The lavish production featured set designs by Giuseppe Galli Bibiena. The tenor Angelo Amorevoli sang the title role.