Satanella (Balfe)

Satanella is an English-language opera by Michael William Balfe, written to a libretto by A. Harris and Edmund Falconer, and premiered at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 20 December 1858.[1]

Satanella
Opera by Michael William Balfe
Balfe, by Nadar
LibrettistA. Harris and Edmund Falconer
Premiere
20 December 1858 (1858-12-20)

Recordings

  • Satanella – Victorian Opera Northwest: Sally Silver (soprano); Catherine Carby, Christine Tocci, Elizabeth Sikora (mezzo-sopranos); Kang Wang (tenor); Quentin Hayes, Anthony Gregory, Frank Church (baritones); Trevor Bowes (bass); Victorian Opera Orchestra and John Powell Singers, Richard Bonynge conducting NAXOS 8.660378-79

References

  1. Dall Wilson, Alice Nielsen and the Gayety of Nations (2016) 0557473675, p. 323: "... could we miss Alice Nielsen in her first big hit: playing a charming Satanella in Balfe's Satanella. His opera was also called The Power Of Love, a 19th-century hit with very Broadway-style dialog and songs."
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