Achille in Sciro
Author(s):
Music by Francesco Corselli, text by Pietro Metastasio
Company:
Teatro Real
Running time:
3h 23min approx
Thetis, mother of Achilles, disguises her son as a woman to hide him in the court of King Lycomedes of Scyros and prevent him being sent off to the Trojan War.
The plan begins to come apart when Achilles, incapable of subduing his virility, falls in love with Princess Deidamia.
