Alina, regina di Golconda (Donizetti, Gaetano)

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Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Milan: G. Ricordi, n.d.[1891]. Plate 94396.
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Work Title Alina, regina di Golconda
Alternative. Title Alina, Queen of Golconda .La regina di Golconda : opera buffa in due atti
Composer Donizetti, Gaetano
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGD 4
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1828 (March-April), revised 1829 (revision first performed 1829-10-10, Rome)
First Performance. 1828-05-12 in Genoa, Teatro Carlo Felice
First Publication. 1841? or earlier
Librettist Felice Romani (1788–1855)
after Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719–1797) and Stanislas de Boufflers (1738–1815)
Language Italian
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2.2 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices: Alina (soprano), Fiorina (mezzo), Seide (tenor),
Volmar (baritone), Hassan (tenor); mixed chorus (SATB)
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Opera buffa according to Ashbrook and an early published score.

1841 from plate numbers of 13179-13327 for WorldCat (NYPL), a 260-page Ricordi vocal score with a datestamp of 1859 but plates that suggest ca.1841.