- Alahor in Granata
"Alahor in Granata" is an
opera in two acts byGaetano Donizetti to an anonymous Italianlibretto (indicated only with the initials "M.A.") afterJean-Pierre Claris de Florian 's text "Gonzalve de Cordoue , ou Granade reconquise" (1793). It premiered onJanuary 7 ,1826 at theTeatro Carolino ,Palermo with critical and popular success . The score was eventually lost, and then discovered in the late 1900s. The first contemporary production was inSeville , 1998 (available on DVD).Roles
Synopsis
Selected recordings
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Josep Pons conducting the Granada City Orchestra, withJuan Diego Flórez , Patrizia Pace, Ruben Amoretti, Simone Alaimo, Soraya Chaves, Vivica Genaux, 1999 (Almaviva)
* "Yvonne Kenny - 19th Century Heroines" contains Scene And Rondo Finale Of Zobeida, "Zobeida, Il Mira...Confusa..." "Opera Rara "External links
* [http://www.karadar.com/Librettos/donizetti_ALAHOR.html Libretto] (Italian)
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