Silla.

About Silla

Silla is an Italian-language opera in three acts by Carl Heinrich Graun. The opera was composed on a French-language libretto written by the Prussian king Frederick II (1712-1786) reworked into Italian by poet and librettist Giovanni Pietro Tagliazucchi (1716-1768). Centered on the figure of the Roman general, statesman and dictator Sulla, it was one of the three libretti by Frederick II drafted between 1749 and 1754 and focused on political and military leaders, with the other two being Coriolanus, Roman general, and Montezuma, emperor of Mexico. The opera is scored for 7 vocal soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra consisting of 2 horns, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, strings, and basso continuo. The premiere took place at the Hofoper unter den Linden, Berlin, on 27 March 1753.