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Atalia (Mayr)

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Atalia is an Italian-language oratorio by Simon Mayr to a libretto by Felice Romani, premiered in Naples, 1822.

Recordings

  • Atalía - Atalia: Rebecca Martin, Abner: Jacek Janiszewski, Gioas: Maria Jette, Giocada: Thomas Cooley, Matan: James Taylor; Simon Mayr Chor Ingolstadt, Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik, Franz Hauk (live 20 September 2003) Guild

References

  1. Helen M. Greenwald The Oxford Handbook of Opera 2014 p.733 0199714843 "To Mayr, Rossini's Mosè, Donizetti's Il diluvio universale, and his own Atalia all evidently count as “oratorios” because they are religiously sincere (Mayr 1843: 74r). When using the term “oratorio” in these cases, both Mayr and Rossini clearly ."
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