Alessandro nelle Indie (Alexander in India) is an opera seria in two acts by Giovanni Pacini to a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola and Giovanni Schmidt, based on Alessandro nell'Indie by Pietro Metastasio. It was premiered at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples on 29 September 1824, and had a total of 38 performances in its first season.
| Alessandro nelle Indie | |
|---|---|
| Opera seria by Giovanni Pacini | |
 Pacini | |
| Librettist | |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Alessandro nell'Indie by Metastasio |
| Premiere | 29 September 1824 Teatro di San Carlo, Naples |
This opera is one of some 70 operatic works using Metastasio's text about Alexander the Great, most of which were written in the 18th century, starting with the work by Leonardo Vinci (1730).
Roles
edit| Role[1] | Voice type | Premiere cast, 29 September 1824[2] Conductor: Nicola Festa |
|---|---|---|
| Cleofide (Cleophis) | soprano | Adelaide Tosi |
| Poro | soprano | Caterina Lipparini |
| Alessandro Magno (Alexander the Great) | tenor | Andrea Nozzari |
| Gandarte | tenor | Giovanni Boccaccio |
| Timagene | bass | Carlo Moncada |
| Greek and Indian warriors, courtiers, priests | ||
Recording
edit- 2006: Laura Claycomb (Cleofide), Jennifer Larmore (Poro), Bruce Ford (tenor) (Alessandro Magno), Mark Wilde (Gandarte), Dean Robinson (Timagene); Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic, David Parry (conductor). Recorded November 2006 at Henry Wood Hall, London. Label: Opera Rara ORC35[3]
References
edit- ^ Libretto of the first representation in Naples
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Alessandro nelle Indie, 29 September 1824". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ Vasta, Stephen F. (June 2008). "Pacini: Alessandro nell'Indie" (recording review). Opera News. Retrieved 19 October 2015 (subscription required).
Further reading
edit- Balthazar, Scott L., "Alessandro nelle Indie", Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. L. Macy.
- Balthazar, Scott L. (with Michael Rose) (1997), "Giovanni Pacini", in Sadie, Stanley (ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, New York: Grove (Oxford University Press), Vol. Three, pp. 808—812. ISBN 978-0-19-522186-2
- Marinelli-Roscioni, Carlo, Il Teatro di San Carlo La Cronologia 1737–1987, p. 191
