Fedra (Mayr)
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 See also: List of operas by Mayr | 
Fedra is an opera (melodramma serio) in two acts composed by Simon Mayr to an Italian-language libretto by Luigi Romanelli based on Racine's play Phèdre.
It premiered on 26 December 1820 at La Scala in Milan with Teresa Belloc-Giorgi in the title role.[1][2] The German premiere of the opera took place at the Staatstheater Braunschweig on 30 March 2008, 188 years after its first performance.
Recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra | Label[3] | 
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| 2008 | Capucine Chiaudani, Tomasz Zagorski, Rebecca Nelsen, Dae-Bum Lee, Hyo-Jin Shin, Jorn Lindemann | Gerd Schaller, Chor des Staatstheaters Braunschweig, Staatsorchester Braunschweig. | CD: Oehms Classics OC 920 | 
References
- ↑ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005) "26 Dicembre 1820". Almanacco Amadeus, Retrieved 8 July 2013 (Italian).
- ↑ Libretti d'Opera. Fedra (Giovanni Simone Mayr). Retrieved 8 July 2013 (Italian).
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External links
- Complete libretto (published in Milan 1821; digitised by the Bavarian State Library)
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