Fedra is an opera (melodramma serio) in two acts composed by Simon Mayr to an Italian-language libretto by Luigi Romanelli based on Racine's play Phèdre.
It premiered on 26 December 1820 at La Scala in Milan with Teresa Belloc-Giorgi in the title role. The German premiere of the opera took place at the Staatstheater Braunschweig on 30 March 2008, 188 years after its first performance.
Recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
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| 2008 | Capucine Chiaudani, Tomasz Zagorski, Rebecca Nelsen, Dae-Bum Lee, Hyo-Jin Shin, Jorn Lindemann |
Gerd Schaller, Chorus of the Staatstheater Braunschweig, Staatsorchester Braunschweig |
CD: Oehms Classics OC 920 |
References
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Fedra, 26 December 1820". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- Fedra (Giovanni Simone Mayr), Libretti d'Opera. Retrieved 12 August 2020 (in Italian).
- Fedra, Oehms Classics
- Review: Fedra, MusicWeb International
External links
- Complete libretto (published in Milan 1821; digitised by the Bavarian State Library)
- Work details, Corago, University of Bologna
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