Alahor in Granata
| Alahor in Granata | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Gaetano Donizetti | |
 The young composer | |
| Librettist | M.A. |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian's Gonzalve de Cordoue |
| Premiere | 7 January 1826 Teatro Bellini, Palermo |
Alahor in Granata is an
Meyerbeer in 1821, which in turn can be traced back through another iteration to begin with the de Florian version.[1]
While Donizetti was spending most of 1825/26 in Palermo as musical director of the Teatro Carolino, Alahor in Granata was written to be presented in December 1825, but the premiere was delayed until 7 January 1826 and given at the Teatro Carolino with critical and popular success.
Performance history
The score was eventually lost, but a copy – "not in the composer's hand"L'Elisir d'amore in 1832.
The first contemporary production, in Seville in 1998, has been preserved on DVD.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 7 January 1826 (Conductor: – ) |
|---|---|---|
| Zobeida, daughter of Mohamed, sister of Alahor | soprano | Elisabetta Ferron |
| Alahor, son of Mohamed | baritone | Antonio Tamburini |
| Muley-Hassem, King of Granata | contralto | Marietta Gioia Tamburini |
| Sulima, favorite slave of Zobeida | mezzo-soprano | Carlotta Tomassetti |
| Alamar, head of the tribe | tenor | Berardo Winter |
| Ismaele, false friend of Alamar | tenor | Salvatore Patti |
| Tribesmen, soldiers, people | ||
Synopsis
- Time: The middle ages
- Place: Granada
Recordings
| Year | Cast (Alahor, Zobeida, Hassem, Alamar) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Simone Alaimo, Patrizia Pace, Vivica Genaux, Juan Diego Flórez |
Josep Pons, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada and Chorus of Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla (Recorded at performances in Seville, October) |
CD: Almaviva Cat: DS 0125 |
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Osborne 1994, p. 161
- ^ Source for recording information: Recording(s) of Alahor in Granata on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
Cited sources
- ISBN 0-931340-71-3
Other sources
- Allitt, John Stewart (1991), Donizetti: in the light of Romanticism and the teaching of Johann Simon Mayr, Shaftesbury: Element Books, Ltd (UK); Rockport, MA: Element, Inc.(USA)
- ISBN 0-521-23526-X
- Ashbrook, William (1998), "Donizetti, Gaetano" in ISBN 1-56159-228-5
- Ashbrook, William and Sarah Hibberd (2001), in ISBN 0-14-029312-4. pp. 224–247.
- Loewenberg, Alfred (1970). Annals of Opera, 1597–1940, 2nd edition. Rowman and Littlefield
- OCLC 419285866(eBook).
- LCCN 63-13703