The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas With Illustrations and Descriptions of Victor Opera Records (Classic Reprint)

Vasco beore the Council A ct IS cene in the Prison A ct II SCENES FROM LAFRICAINE The Massacre A ct III (I talian) LAFRICANA (L af-ree-kah -no A) The Indian Paradise A ct IV The Fatal Tree A ct V(F rench) LAFRICAINE (L af-ree-kahn) OPERA IN FIVE ACTS Text by Scribe ;music by Meyerbeer. First produced at the Ope ra, Paris, A pril 28, 1865, with a cast including Sasse, Batteo, Naudin and Faure. First London performance in I talian, under the French title, at Covent Garden, July 22, 1865 ;and in English at the Royal English Opera, Covent Garden, October 21, 1865. First American production December 1, 1865. Mmes. Hauk, Moran-O lden, Bettaque, Breval, Nordica and Litvinne are some of the famous prima donne who have appeared as Selila in A merica. Vasco di Gama has been sung by Campanini, Giannini, Perotti, Grienauer, Dippel, de Reszke and Tamagno; and Nelusko by Faure, Scotti, Stracciari and Campanari. Produced at the New Orleans Opera December 18, 1869. Important New York revivals occurred in 1901 with Breval, de Reszke, A dams, Plancon and Journet; and in 1906 with Caruso (his first appearance in the role), Fremstad, Plancon and Journet. Strangely enough, Scribe gave Meyerbeer the libretto in 1838, and part of the music was written then, but the two could not agree as to alterations, and it was not until 1852 that Scribe furnished a revised book. The work was not completed until 1860, nor produced until 1865, two years after Meyerbeer sdeath.
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