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'''''Montezuma''''' is an [[opera seria]] in three acts by the German composer [[Carl Heinrich Graun]]. The scenario was written in French by Graun's patron, [[Frederick the Great]], the King of Prussia, and turned into an Italian [[libretto]] by Giampetro Tagliazucchi. |
'''''Montezuma''''' is an [[opera seria]] in three acts by the German composer [[Carl Heinrich Graun]]. The scenario was written in French by Graun's patron, [[Frederick the Great]], the King of Prussia, and turned into an Italian [[libretto]] by Giampetro Tagliazucchi. |
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The work's plot concerns [[Hernán Cortés]]'s conquest of |
The work's plot concerns [[Hernán Cortés]]'s [[Spanish conquest of Mexico|conquest of Mexico]] and the defeat of the [[Aztec]] emperor [[Moctezuma II|Montezuma]]. The title role was originally performed by a [[castrato]], but today is performed by either a male [[countertenor]] or female [[mezzo-soprano]].<ref> ''The Viking Opera Guide'' ed. Holden (1993)</ref> |
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==Other premieres== |
==Other premieres== |
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The U.S. premiere (in Italian) was given on 14 February 1973 by the Associate Artists Opera Company<ref>[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=111356 The Harvard Crimson]</ref> at the Cyclorama Boston Center for the Arts.<ref>[http://openlibrary.org/b/OL5482642M Open Library]</ref> |
The U.S. premiere (in Italian) was given on 14 February 1973 by the Associate Artists Opera Company<ref>[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=111356 The Harvard Crimson]</ref> at the [[Cyclorama Boston Center for the Arts]].<ref>[http://openlibrary.org/b/OL5482642M Open Library]</ref> |
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The premiere recording of the complete opera was released in 2008, conducted by [[Johannes Goritzki]].<ref>[http://www.hbdirect.com/album_detail.php?pid=43433 hb direct]</ref><ref>[http://voyager.uvm.edu/bibs/bid636542.html University of Vermont Libraries]</ref> Highlights had earlier been recorded by [[Lauris Elms]] (title role), [[Joan Sutherland]], [[Elizabeth Harwood]] and [[Joseph Ward]], conducted by [[Richard Bonynge]]. |
The premiere recording of the complete opera was released in 2008, conducted by [[Johannes Goritzki]].<ref>[http://www.hbdirect.com/album_detail.php?pid=43433 hb direct]</ref><ref>[http://voyager.uvm.edu/bibs/bid636542.html University of Vermont Libraries]</ref> Highlights had earlier been recorded by [[Lauris Elms]] (title role), [[Joan Sutherland]], [[Elizabeth Harwood]] and [[Joseph Ward]], conducted by [[Richard Bonynge]].<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Bononcini-Griselda-Highlights-Graun-Montezuma/dp/B00000IP6X amazon]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:35, 13 October 2011
Montezuma is an opera seria in three acts by the German composer Carl Heinrich Graun. The scenario was written in French by Graun's patron, Frederick the Great, the King of Prussia, and turned into an Italian libretto by Giampetro Tagliazucchi.
The work's plot concerns Hernán Cortés's conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztec emperor Montezuma. The title role was originally performed by a castrato, but today is performed by either a male countertenor or female mezzo-soprano.[1]
Other premieres
The U.S. premiere (in Italian) was given on 14 February 1973 by the Associate Artists Opera Company[2] at the Cyclorama Boston Center for the Arts.[3]
The premiere recording of the complete opera was released in 2008, conducted by Johannes Goritzki.[4][5] Highlights had earlier been recorded by Lauris Elms (title role), Joan Sutherland, Elizabeth Harwood and Joseph Ward, conducted by Richard Bonynge.[6]
References
- ^ The Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (1993)
- ^ The Harvard Crimson
- ^ Open Library
- ^ hb direct
- ^ University of Vermont Libraries
- ^ amazon