| Zemira | |
|---|---|
| Opera seria by Francesco Bianchi | |
.jpg) The composer in 1805 | |
| Librettist | Gaetano Sertor |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 4 November 1781 Teatro di San Carlo, Naples |
Zemira is an opera seria in three acts by Francesco Bianchi. The libretto was by Gaetano Sertor.
Zemira like other works by Bianchi, was innovative. As Marita P. McClymonds explains, "Unusual components in this work are the opening trio with storm music, the short duet for two men, the programmatic battle music, the extensive quartet . . . The version for Naples features extensive use of clarinets . . . available there some ten years earlier than in other Italian cities."[1]
- ^ McClymonds, Marita P (1992), 'Zemira' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera vol 4 p 1224