''Das Nachtlager in Granada'' (''The Night Camp in Granada'') is a romantic
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
in two acts by
Conradin Kreutzer
Conradin Kreutzer or Kreuzer (22 November 1780 – 14 December 1849) was a German composer and conductor. His works include the operas ''Das Nachtlager in Granada'' and incidental music to ''Der Verschwender'', both produced in 1834 in Vienna.
...
. The
libretto is by based on
Johann Friedrich Kind
Johann Friedrich Kind (4 March 1768, in Leipzig – 24 June 1843 in Dresden) was a German dramatist, most famous for writing the libretto for Carl Maria von Weber's opera ''Der Freischütz'' (1821).
Biography
He studied law, and began his law p ...
's 1818 drama of the same name.
Performance history
The premiere of a first version with spoken dialogue was performed on 13 January
1834
Events
January–March
* January – The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is chartered in Wilmington, North Carolina.
* January 1 – Zollverein (Germany): Customs charges are abolished at borders within its member states.
* January 3 †...
at
Theater in der Josefstadt
The Theater in der Josefstadt is a theater in Vienna in the eighth district of Josefstadt. It was founded in 1788 and is the oldest still performing theater in Vienna. It is often referred to colloquially as simply ''Die Josefstadt''.
Following ...
, Vienna. The second version (with recitatives) was performed on 9 March
1837
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The destructive Galilee earthquake causes 6,000–7,000 casualties in Ottoman Syria.
* January 26 – Michigan becomes the 26th state admitted to the United States.
* February – Charles Dick ...
at
Theater am Kärntnertor
or (Carinthian Gate Theatre) was a prestigious theatre in Vienna during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Its official title was (Imperial and Royal Court Theatre of Vienna).
History
The theatre was built in 1709 to designs by Anto ...
.
It was subsequently given in London at the former Prince's Theatre on 13 May 1840, and in New York City on 15 December 1862.
Roles
Synopsis
:Place:
Granada in Spain
:Time: middle of the 16th century
References
Further reading
The Met Recordings
Synopsis*
Warrack, John
John Hamilton Warrack (born 1928, in London) is an English music critic, writer on music, and oboist.
Warrack is the son of Scottish conductor and composer Guy Warrack. He was educated at Winchester College (1941-6) and then at the Royal College o ...
and West, Ewan (1992), ''The Oxford Dictionary of Opera'', 782 pages,
External links
Das Nachtlager in Granada : romantische Oper in 2 Akten 1880 publication on archive.org
*
Libretto
* , Bratislava Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conductor:
Kurt Wöss
Kurt W̦ss also Kurt Woess (2 May 1914, in Linz, Austria Р4 December 1987, in Dresden, Germany) was an Austrian conductor and musicologist.
Wöss was principal conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra from 1951 to 1954. From 1956 to 1959 ...
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