Johann Christian Bach by Thomas Gainsborough

''Zanaida'' is a three-act opera with music by

Johann Christian Bach Johann Christian Bach (September 5, 1735 – January 1, 1782) was a German composer of the Classical period (music), Classical era, the eighteenth child of Johann Sebastian Bach, and the youngest of his eleven sons. After living in Italy for ...

and

libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...

Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli wrote the libretto for several operas to which Johann Christian Bach wrote the music, and adapted many other operas. The first collaboration with Bach was ''Orione'', performed at the King's Theatre (now Her Majesty's ...

. It debuted in London on 7 May 1763.''W. A. Mozart'', p. 41,

Hermann Abert Hermann Abert (; 25 March 1871 – 13 August 1927) was a German historian of music. Life Abert was born in Stuttgart, the son of Johann Josef Abert (1832–1915), the ''Hofkapellmeister'' of that city. From 1890 to 1896 he studied classical ...

, Cliff Eisen (2007). "''Orione'' and ''Zanaida'' proved spectacularly successful, and Bach was appointed music master to Queen Charlotte on a salary of £300."

Recording

*''Zanaïda'' Live recording. Conductor: David Stern, Ensemble:

Opera Fuoco Opera Fuoco is a French lyrical ensemble conducted by David Stern. Presentation Founded by David Stern in 2003, Opera Fuoco dedicates itself to the interpretation of operatic repertoire from the beginning of the 18th to the end of the 19th cent ...

, Label: ZigZag, Date: November 2012

References

{{Authority control Operas by Johann Christian Bach Italian-language operas 1763 operas