Difference between revisions of "Lucia di Lammermoor"
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
Based on the famous historical novel ''[[The Bride of Lammermoor]]'' by Sir Walter Scott (published in 1819)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride_of_Lammermoor], the opera was first performed to acclaim on September 26, 1835 at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy. | Based on the famous historical novel ''[[The Bride of Lammermoor]]'' by Sir Walter Scott (published in 1819)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride_of_Lammermoor], the opera was first performed to acclaim on September 26, 1835 at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | |||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 06:13, 4 December 2019
Lucia di Lammermoor is an Italian opera in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1838)[1] and Salvatore Cammarano (1801-1852)[2].
Contents
The original text
Based on the famous historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott (published in 1819)[3], the opera was first performed to acclaim on September 26, 1835 at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1895: Lucia di Lammermoor was performed by the Ancarina Massimimi Italian Opera Company in the Opera House, Cape Town, early in the year. Though the company's performances in its extensive repertoire were considered excellent performers by Boonzaier (1923), he says that the company failed to gain much public support and that the entire undertaking was "a disastrous failure".
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
