| Alonso e Cora | |
|---|---|
| Opera seria by Francesco Bianchi | |
.jpg) The composer in 1805 | |
| Librettist | Giuseppe Foppa |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Ferdinando Moretti's Idalide |
| Premiere | 7 February 1786 Teatro San Benedetto, Venice |
Alonso e Cora (Alonso and Cora) is an opera seria in three acts by Francesco Bianchi. The libretto was by Giuseppe Foppa, after Ferdinando Moretti's Idalide, o sia La vergine del sole, as used by Giuseppe Sarti in Milan in 1783. The original source of this text was in turn Jean François Marmontel's Les Incas, ou La destruction de l'empire du Pérou (1777).
The opera was notable for its spectacular effects which included sea scenes and a volcanic eruption, and its opulent music which involved concertato choruses, ensembles (including one quintet), and a ballet contributing to the grand conclusion in the last act. [1]
Simon Mayr also set a version of the story, under the same title, for Milan in 1803.
- ^ McClymonds, Marita P (1992), 'Alonso e Cora' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera vol 4 p 328