Kublai Khan - Premiere - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Kublai Khan - Premiere
Dramma eroicomico in two acts
Libretto by Giovanni Battista Casti
Premiere of the original Italian version
Kublai, the ruler of the Tartars, has a lot of trouble on his hands: the court officials are scheming, his own son is so stupid that the princess from the neighboring country doesn't want to marry him, and to top it all off, an Italian couple of adventurers is upsetting the traditions of their country . The comic opera Cublai, gran kan de' Tartari by Giambattista Casti with music by Antonio Salieri may appear to be set in Catai, but in fact it brings the conditions of the European princely courts onto the stage, particularly those of the Russian tsar's court. How do the powerful deal with the responsibility for their country is the central question that the authors raise in the spirit of the European Enlightenment. But because Russia was an ally of Emperor Joseph II, he canceled the premiere without further ado after the start of the Turkish War in 1787. As a result, one of the most unusual operas of the 18th century, which draws on the comedy of the commedia dell'arte and is hardly inferior to the works of Jacques Offenbach in its satirical poignancy, fell into oblivion for more than 200 years. The conductor Christophe Rousset, who has championed the music of Antonio Salieri for many years, will now rehearse the late premiere of the original Italian version of Cublai, gran kan de' Tartari.
In Italian with German and English surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the start of the performance
Subject to change.
Libretto by Giovanni Battista Casti
Premiere of the original Italian version
Kublai, the ruler of the Tartars, has a lot of trouble on his hands: the court officials are scheming, his own son is so stupid that the princess from the neighboring country doesn't want to marry him, and to top it all off, an Italian couple of adventurers is upsetting the traditions of their country . The comic opera Cublai, gran kan de' Tartari by Giambattista Casti with music by Antonio Salieri may appear to be set in Catai, but in fact it brings the conditions of the European princely courts onto the stage, particularly those of the Russian tsar's court. How do the powerful deal with the responsibility for their country is the central question that the authors raise in the spirit of the European Enlightenment. But because Russia was an ally of Emperor Joseph II, he canceled the premiere without further ado after the start of the Turkish War in 1787. As a result, one of the most unusual operas of the 18th century, which draws on the comedy of the commedia dell'arte and is hardly inferior to the works of Jacques Offenbach in its satirical poignancy, fell into oblivion for more than 200 years. The conductor Christophe Rousset, who has championed the music of Antonio Salieri for many years, will now rehearse the late premiere of the original Italian version of Cublai, gran kan de' Tartari.
In Italian with German and English surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the start of the performance
Subject to change.
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