Aladdin (Horneman opera)
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Aladdin is a Danish opera by Christian Frederik Emil Horneman. It was premiered in Copenhagen on the 19th of November 1888, and revised 1902.[1] The overture had been premiered in 1865.[2]
Roles[edit]
- Aladdin – tenor
- Gulnare – soprano
- Noureddin – bass-baritone
- Sultan – bass
- Vizier – bass
- Morgiane – Hanne Fischer, mezzo-soprano
- Genie of the Lamp – bass
- Genie of the Ring – mezzo-soprano
- Handmaidens – soprano, mezzo-soprano
- Elves – soprano, mezzo-soprano
- Messenger – Jakob Soelberg, bass-baritone
- Choir
Recording[edit]
- complete recording Bror Magnus Tödenes, Denise Beck, Johann Reuter, Stephen Milling, Hanne Fischer, Danish National Radio Symphony Choir, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Schønwandt rec. 2020, Danish Radio Concert Hall 3CD Da Capo.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ The Monthly Musical Record 1889 "... first production of the by no means new opera Aladdin , by C. F. Horneman , at Copenhagen on the 19th of November "
- ^ Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers - David Mason Greene · 1985 p 755 (548) HORNEMAN, Christian Frederik Emil CONDUCTOR, TEACHER, PUBLISHER BORN: Copenhagen, December 17, 1840 DIED: Copenhagen, June 8, 1906 C. F. E. ... Under its auspices in 1865, he conducted his Aladdin overture, his most popular work.
- ^ [1]