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Zanaida is a three-act opera seria with music by Johann Christian Bach and libretto based on Metastasio's Siface, re di Numidia by Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli who relocated the action from North Africa to Persia. It debuted at the His Majesty's Theatre, London, on 7 May 1763.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Recording

Zanaïda Live recording. Conductor: David Stern, Ensemble: Opera Fuoco, Label: ZigZag, Date: November 2012

References

↑ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Zanaida, 7 May 1763". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
↑ Wolff, Christoph; Roe, Stephen (2001). "Bach, Johann [John] Christian". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.6002278196. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. If, as Burney stated, Bach was initially disappointed by the mediocre operatic standards in the city, his future in London was assured by the triumph of his first complete stage work, Orione (February 1763; the première was attended by King George III and Queen Charlotte), followed by the less successful Zanaida (May 1763), and by his appointment as music master to the queen. It was now unnecessary for him to return to the claustrophobic and restrictive atmosphere of Milan." (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)
↑ Dizionario dell'opera, 2008 p. 1437, Piero Gelli, Filippo Poletti (2007) "Nella primavera del 1762 Bach ricevette l'invito a comporre due opere per il King's Theatre di Londra: saranno Orione e Zanaida (entrambe del 1763). Alla fine della stagione Bach decise di rimanere stabilmente a Londra: in Inghilterra ..."
↑ Studies in Music from the University of Western Ontario, p. 99 (1986) "Zanaida, Bach's second London opera, was first performed on 7 May 1763, at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket. As with Orione, Bach's first opera for London, the libretto was written by Giovanni Bottarelli. There were six performances of ..."
↑ W. A. Mozart, p. 41, Hermann Abert, Cliff Eisen (2007). "Orione and Zanaida proved spectacularly successful, and Bach was appointed music master to Queen Charlotte on a salary of £300."

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[amadeus-1] Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Zanaida, 7 May 1763". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).

[bach-2] Wolff, Christoph; Roe, Stephen (2001). "Bach, Johann [John] Christian". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.6002278196. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. If, as Burney stated, Bach was initially disappointed by the mediocre operatic standards in the city, his future in London was assured by the triumph of his first complete stage work, Orione (February 1763; the première was attended by King George III and Queen Charlotte), followed by the less successful Zanaida (May 1763), and by his appointment as music master to the queen. It was now unnecessary for him to return to the claustrophobic and restrictive atmosphere of Milan." (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)

[3] Dizionario dell'opera, 2008 p. 1437, Piero Gelli, Filippo Poletti (2007) "Nella primavera del 1762 Bach ricevette l'invito a comporre due opere per il King's Theatre di Londra: saranno Orione e Zanaida (entrambe del 1763). Alla fine della stagione Bach decise di rimanere stabilmente a Londra: in Inghilterra ..."

[4] Studies in Music from the University of Western Ontario, p. 99 (1986) "Zanaida, Bach's second London opera, was first performed on 7 May 1763, at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket. As with Orione, Bach's first opera for London, the libretto was written by Giovanni Bottarelli. There were six performances of ..."

[5] W. A. Mozart, p. 41, Hermann Abert, Cliff Eisen (2007). "Orione and Zanaida proved spectacularly successful, and Bach was appointed music master to Queen Charlotte on a salary of £300."

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