Operas from the Old Testament with Iain Scott

The land between the two rivers of the Tigris and the Euphrates (or, in Greek, MESOPOTAMIA) was the site of some of civilization’s first urban settlements and the earliest known development of agriculture. When extended to modern Turkey and the Levant, this land became known as the FERTILE CRESCENT.

Operatic depictions of this geographic region include Rossini’s SEMIRAMIDE and Verdi’s NABUCCO.

Biblical operas are relatively rare, but include Rossini’s MOSES, both Saint-Saens’ and Handel’s SAMSON, and Strauss’s SALOME.

Series:
Oct. 20: Greek Myths in Opera
Oct. 27: The Trojan War in Opera
Nov. 10: Heroes & Quests
Nov. 17: Operas from the Old Testament
Nov. 24: Knights in Shining Armour
Dec. 1: Norse Gods in Opera

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