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Revision as of 19:12, 6 August 2010
Montezuma is an opera seria in three acts by the German composer Carl Heinrich Graun.
It was first performed at the Hoftheater, Berlin on 6 January 1755.
The libretto was written (originally in French) by Graun's patron, Frederick the Great, the King of Prussia (translated into Italian by Giampetro Tagliazucchi).
The story concerns Hernán Cortés's conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztec emperor Montezuma. The title role is sung not by a tenor but by a mezzo-soprano.
Other premieres
The U.S. premiere (in Italian) was given on 14 February 1973 by the Associate Artists Opera Company[1] at the Cyclorama Boston Center for the Arts.[2]
The U.S. premiere in the original French was given in May 1988.[3]
The premiere recording of the complete opera was released in 2008, conducted by Johannes Goritzki.[4][5] Highlights had earlier been recorded by Joan Sutherland, Lauris Elms (title role), Elizabeth Harwood and Joseph Ward, conducted by Richard Bonynge. [6]
References
Source
- Article in The Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (1993)
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