Das Nachtlager in Granada
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Das Nachtlager in Granada (The Night Camp in Granada) is a romantic opera in two acts by Conradin Kreutzer. The libretto is written by Karl Johann Braun von Braunthal based on Johann Friedrich Kind’s drama of the same name.
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[edit] Performance history
The premiere of a first version with spoken dialogue was performed on January 13, 1834 at Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna. The second version (recitatives) was performed on March 9, 1837 at Theater am Kärntnertor.
It was subsequently given in London at the former Prince's Theatre on 13 May 1840, and in New York on 15 December 1862.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, January 13, 1834 (Conductor: Conradin Kreutzer) |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriele, Ambrosio’s niece | soprano | Anna Segatta |
| Gomez, a young shepherd | tenor | Josef Emminger |
| A hunter | baritone | Karl-Josef Pöck |
| Count Otto, a German nobleman | bass | Josef Preisinger |
| Vasco, a shepherd | tenor | Rott |
| Pedro, a shepherd | bass | Koch |
| Ambrosio, an old shepherd | bass | Borschitzky |
| An Alcalde | baritone | |
| Hunters, servants, shepherds and shepherdesses, magistrates | ||
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[edit] References
[edit] Sources
- Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
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