Zanaida is a three-act opera with music by Johann Christian Bach and libretto by Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli. It debuted in London on 7 May 1763.[1][2][3][4][5]
Recording edit
- Zanaïda Live recording. Conductor: David Stern, Ensemble: Opera Fuoco, Label: ZigZag, Date: November 2012
References edit
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Zanaida, 7 May 1763". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ Wolff, Christoph. "Johann Christian Bach". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Retrieved April 27, 2012. "If, as Burney stated, Bach was initially disappointed by the mediocre operatic standards in the city, his future in London was assured by the triumph of his first complete stage work, Orione (February 1763; the première was attended by King George III and Queen Charlotte), followed by the less successful Zanaida (May 1763), and by his appointment as music master to the queen. It was now unnecessary for him to return to the claustrophobic and restrictive atmosphere of Milan."
- ^ Dizionario dell'opera, 2008 p. 1437, Piero Gelli, Filippo Poletti (2007) "Nella primavera del 1762 Bach ricevette l'invito a comporre due opere per il King's Theatre di Londra: saranno Orione e Zanaida (entrambe del 1763). Alla fine della stagione Bach decise di rimanere stabilmente a Londra: in Inghilterra ..."
- ^ Studies in Music from the University of Western Ontario, p. 99 (1986) "Zanaida, Bach's second London opera, was first performed on 7 May 1763, at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket. As with Orione, Bach's first opera for London, the libretto was written by Giovanni Bottarelli. There were six performances of ..."
- ^ W. A. Mozart, p. 41, Hermann Abert, Cliff Eisen (2007). "Orione and Zanaida proved spectacularly successful, and Bach was appointed music master to Queen Charlotte on a salary of £300."
