Alcide (Bortniansky) Explained
Alcide or Alkides is a 1778 opera by Dmitry Bortniansky, first staged in Venice in 1778.[1]
Recording
Alcide - Bortniansky; Pasichnyk, Datsko, Zagorulko, Lviv Chamber Choir and Orchestra, conductor: Jean-Pierre Loré. EROL ER 98001(2 CDs), (1998).
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia of Ukraine 1442651172Volodymyr Kubijovyc - 1984 "From 1769 to 1779 Bortniansky studied in Italy, where he composed several operas to Italian librettos: Creonte (1776) and Alcides (1778), staged in Venice, and Quinto Fabio (1779), staged in Modena."