Opera “Il Tamerlano” by Vivaldi

Bajazet (RV 703) is a musical drama in three acts by the composer Antonio Vivaldi to a libretto by Agostino Piovene. The work is also known by its original title, Il Tamerlano.

Composed in 1735, it had its first performance during the carnival of the same year at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona.

The story centers on the fate of Bajazet (better known as Bajazet I) after his capture by Tamerlane. Bajazet (RV 703) is a musical drama in three acts by the composer Antonio Vivaldi with a libretto by Agostino Piovene. The work is also known by its original title, Il Tamerlano.

Composed in 1735, it had its first performance during the carnival of the same year at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona.

The story centers on the fate of Bajazet (better known as Bajazet I) after his capture by Tamerlane.