Friday, December 12, 2014

John Malveaux: L'Africaine (The African Woman) is a grand opera that will date back 150 years in 2015.

L'Africaine
Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer
Shirley Verrett & Placido Domingo
San Francisco Opera
2 Disc Set DVD

John Malveaux of 
writes:

The work was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre, London, on 22 July 1865, and in New York on 1 December 1865. It also received its Italian premiere in 1865 in Bologna. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Africaine

John Malveaux

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