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Cyclopedia of music and musicians, 1888
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1ALESSIO
3two opere buffe: Elena in Troja, and Le figlie di Bianca, at Naples, Teatro Politeama, in 1875.—Fétis, Supplément, i. 11.
5ALEXANDER. See Alessandro.
7ALEXANDER BALUS, oratorio, text by Dr. Thomas Morell, music by Handel, first performed at Covent Garden, London, March 9, 1748. Alexander Balas (as it should be written), King of Syria from 150 to 146 b.c, was a pretended son of Antiochus Epiphanes, who defeated Demetrius Soter and took possession of his throne. The score of the oratorio, in Buckingham Palace, is dated at the beginning June 1, 1747, and at the end July 4, 1747. Characters represented: Alexander Balus, Ptolomée, Jonathan, Cleopatra, Aspasia, Chorus of Israelites, Chorus of Asiatics. Published by the Händel-Gesellschaft (Leipic, 1870).—Rockstro, Handel, 287; Schöelcher, Handel, 308.
9ALEXANDER, JOHANN (Joseph?), lived at Duisburg, Rhenish Prussia, in the latter part of the 18th, and beginning of the 19th, centuries. Violoncellist and instrumental composer, etc. His variations for the violoncello on the air, O mein lieber; and an arietta on the German air, Mich flieben meine Freuden, were popular. He was the author of: Anweisung für das Violoncell (Leipsic, 1801).—Fétis; Mendel.
11ALEXANDER'S FEAST, ode, words by Dryden, music by Handel, first performed at Covent Garden Theatre, London, Feb. 19, 1736. The poem, the second of Dryden's odes for St. Cecilia's Day, "Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Music," was rearranged with additions by Newburgh Hamilton. The score is dated at the beginning, Jan. 5, 1736, and at the end, Jan. 17, 1736. The principal singers were Signora Strada, Miss Young (afterwards Mrs. Dr. Arne), John Beard, and Erard, a basso. It was published by Walsh in 1738, and by the Händel Gesellschaft (Leipsic, 1862). In 1790 Mozart wrote some additional accompaniments to the ode for Baron von Swieten, Vienna. John Clayton had attempted in 1711 to write music to Dryden's ode, but failed through his incapacity for such a task.—Rockstro, Handel, 203; Schöelcher, Handel, 179; Crysander, II. 417.
13ALEXANDRE À BABYLONE (Alexander at Babylon), French opera in three acts, music by Lesueur, received at the Opéra, Paris, in 1823, but never represented.
15ALEXANDRE, CHARLES GUIL-LAUME, flourished in Paris about the middle of the 18th century. Dramatic composer, wrote the opéras comiques: Georget et Georgette, given in Paris at the Théâtre de la Foire Saint Laurent, 1761; Le petit maître en province, ib., Théâtre Italien, 1765; L'esprit du jour, ib., 1767; Music for the two spectacular pieces, Le triomphe de l'amour conjugal, and La conquête du Mogol, performed at the Théâtre du Palais des Tuileries, 1755 and 1756. Among his instrumental music are six duets for two violins, op. 8 (Paris, 1775).—Fétis, Supplément, i. 11.
17ALFONSO UND ESTRELLA, grand opera in three acts, text by Franz von Schober, music by Franz Schubert, written in 1821-23. It remained unrepresented until June 24, 1854, twenty-six years after Schubert's death, when it was given a single performance, under the direction of Liszt, at the court theatre, Weimar, on the birthday of the Grand Duke. In 1879 Kapellmeister Johann Fuchs, of the court opera, Vienna, rewrote the libretto and shortened the work, and it was produced at Carlsruhe with great success, March 22, 1881; and in Vienna, April 15, 1882. The scene of the libretto is in Spain, where Troila, King of Leon, deprived of his throne by Mauregato, lives in a secluded valley with his son Alfonso. Estrella, daughter of Mauregato, is beloved by Adolfo, her father's generalissimo, but meets Alfonso, while hunting, and loves him. Alfonso defeats in battle Adolfo, who has rebelled, saves Mauregato, wins Estrella, and receives the kingdom from his father, Troila, who has himself been reinstated by Mauregato. The original cast (1854) was as follows:
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