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Alahor in Granata is an opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti to an anonymous Italian libretto (indicated only with the initials "M.A.") after Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian's text Gonzalve de Cordoue , ou Granade reconquise (1793). It premiered on January 7, 1826 at the Teatro Carolino, Palermo with critical and popular success . The score was eventually lost, and then discovered in the late 1900s. The first contemporary production was in Seville, 1998 (available on DVD).
| Role |
Voice type |
Premiere Cast, March 19, 1859
(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 |
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[edit] Selected recordings
- [1] Josep Pons conducting the Granada City Orchestra, with Juan 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
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