Tsefal i Prokris
| Tsefal i Prokris | |
|---|---|
| Opera seria by Francesco Araja | |
Giuseppe Valeriani: Sketch of sets for the opera, 1755 | |
| Native title | Russian: Цефал и Прокрис |
| Librettist | Alexander Sumarokov |
| Language | Russian |
| Based on | Metamorphoses by Ovid |
| Premiere | |
Cephalus and Prokris (Russian: Цефал и Прокрис – Tsefal i Prokris), is an opera seria in three acts by the Italian composer Francesco Araja. Dating to 1755, it was the first opera written in the Russian language.
Araja composed the opera to a Russian libretto by Alexander Sumarokov after the Metamorphoses of Ovid.