Ep. 119 Zoraida di Granata by Donizetti 2w56m

17/06/2024

An unscrupulous king pressures a woman to marry him.  She resists, knowing her heart belongs to...

An unscrupulous king pressures a woman to marry him.  She resists, knowing her heart belongs to the man who truly loves her, the chief general in the king’s army. Into this love-triangle, toss in a scheming underling of the king, a sympathetic maid of the woman, a devoted best friend of the general, and you have all the ingredients for a gripping story.  Enhance the whole tale with a magnificent score, and you have a delightful opera, and, in fact, the first fully successful opera by the most prolific composer of the Bel Canto style, Gaetano Donizetti.  Though Donizetti composed 70 operas, only a small number of those are regularly staged these days.  We invite you to meet Zoraida di Granata, and enjoy an early work from a beloved composer.
Hosted by Pat and Janet

Ep. 120 Gounod's Roméo et Juliette 10 meses 01:58:30 Ep. 121 Mozart's Die Zauberflöte 10 meses 02:02:14 Ep. 122 Zoroastre by Jean-Philippe Rameau 8 meses 01:58:28 Ep. 123 Mozart's Idomeneo 8 meses 01:58:37 Ep. 124 Giulietta e Romeo by Nicola Vaccai 7 meses 02:01:43 Ver más en APP Comentarios del episodio 211aj