Das Nachtlager in Granada (The Night Camp in Granada) is a romantic opera in two acts by Conradin Kreutzer. The libretto is by based on Johann Friedrich Kind's 1818 drama of the same name.
Performance history The premiere of a first version with spoken dialogue was performed on 13 January 1834 at Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna. The second version (with recitatives) was performed on 9 March 1837 at Theater am Kärntnertor.
It was subsequently given in London at the former Prince's Theatre on 13 May 1840, and in New York City on 15 December 1862.
Roles +RoleVoice typePremiere cast, 13 January 1834Conductor: Conradin KreutzerGabriele, Ambrosio's niecesopranoAnna SegattaGomez, a young shepherdtenorA hunterbaritoneKarl-Josef PöckCount Otto, a German noblemanbassBravaVasco, a shepherdtenorRottPedro, a shepherdbassKochAmbrosio, an old shepherdbassBorschitzkyAn AlcaldebaritoneJosef PreisingerHunters, servants, shepherds and shepherdesses, magistrates
Synopsis Place: Granada in Spain Time: middle of the 16th century
References
Further reading
Synopsis Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages,
External links Das Nachtlager in Granada : romantische Oper in 2 Akten, 1880 publication on archive.org
Libretto , Bratislava Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conductor: Kurt Wöss