Ascanio in Alba

Archive Listings for Ascanio in Alba

T354752617 (BARB06) Concert performanceCompany Europa Galante. Conductor Fabio Biondi. Performer Sandrine Piau (Venere). Performer Carlos Mena (Ascanio). Performer Anna Chierichetti (Silvia). Performer Markus Schafer (Aceste). Performer Sunhae Im (Fauno).
6 Jun 06	Barbican Centre, West End :: V371 listing details L831841032
T01492315714 (BUXTON05) Sung in English
9 Jul 05 to 24 Jul 05	The Opera House, Buxton :: V424 listing details L85681424

Details

Opera or Operetta :: Composed by the 15-year old Mozart to celebrate royal nuptials in Milan in 1771, it was hugely popular in its day, its fluffy allegory of arranged marriage spun out amidst scenes of rustic jollity and pastoral picturesqueness presided over by Venus.

Music

Mozart