La Statira is an opera seria in three acts by the Italian composer Tomaso Albinoni with a libretto by Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati. It was first performed at the Teatro Capranica in Rome during the Carnival season of 1726. The plot concerns the rivalry between Statira and Barsimo for the throne of Persia.
The singers in the premiere performance were: RolesVoice typePremiere cast, 18 February 1726Statiracastrato sopranoGaetano VallettaBarsinacastrato sopranoDomenico RicciOrontetenorGiovanni Francesco CostanziDariocastrato sopranoGiovanni Antonio ReinaArsacecastrato sopranoDomenico GenovesiOribasiotenorGaetano LeuzziIdaspecontralto castrato (?)Domenico Antonio Angellini
References
Further reading Holden, Amanda (ed.), The Viking Opera Guide, Viking, 1993