Written 1887 | First performance 27 September 1889 Language Italian | |
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Similar Fosca, Il Guarany, A noite do castelo, Ainadamar, Jenůfa | ||
Carlos gomes lo schiavo alvorada
Lo schiavo (O escravo in Portuguese, The Slave in English) is an opera in four acts by the Brazilian composer Carlos Gomes. The Italian libretto was by Rodolfo Paravicini, after a play by Alfredo Taunay. The opera deals with the subject of slavery, a major concern in Brazil at the time (the institution had only been abolished by the Lei Áurea in 1888).
Contents
- Carlos gomes lo schiavo alvorada
- Carlos gomes alvorada da pera lo schiavo o escravo
- Performance history
- Synopsis
- References
As Béhague explains, "Lo schiavo is considered in Brazil to be the best of Gomes's operas, as it reflects a national subject which required and was given new treatment."
Carlos gomes alvorada da pera lo schiavo o escravo
Performance history
It was first performed at the Theatro Imperial Dom Pedro II, Rio de Janeiro on 27 September 1889.
Synopsis
Time: 16th centuryPlace: BrazilA drama involving Indians and Portuguese, this is the love story of Américo, son of Count Rodrigo, and Ilàra, who is forced to marry another Indian called Ibère.