Celebrating the life and works of Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer To honour Dotzauer’s 242nd birthday today, I am publishing an as thorough as possible biography of the life of this beloved master of the cello. This aims to be one of the most comprehensive resources on Dotzauer’s life in the English language. As one couldContinue reading “The Master of us all”
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La Storia va in Scena
Bentornati!
[Nella scorsa puntata](https://artisticscoreengraving.com/2024/05/31/dalle-sabbie-del-tempo/) abbiamo affrontato le evidenze storiche dietro la trama dell’opera “Zarqa Al-Yamama”, composta dall’australiano Lee **Bradshaw.** Oggi ci inoltreremo nel processo che ha permesso alla storia di diventare un libretto, ed al libretto di trasformarsi in un’opera.
Staging History
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[Last time](https://artisticscoreengraving.com/2024/05/31/from-the-sands-of-time/), we looked at the historical evidence behind the story of the opera Zarqa Al-Yamama, scored by Australian composer Lee **Bradshaw.** Today, we are going to look at how the story became a libretto, and at how the libretto became an opera.
Dalle Sabbie del Tempo
Il debutto della prima opera del Regno dell’Arabia Saudita ha avuto luogo il 25 aprile 2024 nella sua capitale Riad, al Centro Culturale Re Fahd. In qualità di copista e grafico editoriale del compositore dell’opera, Lee **Bradshaw**—potete leggere la sua intervista [qui]—, ho avuto l’onore di essere testimone dell’ultima settimana di prove e preparazioni, e della prima esibizione pubblica.
From the Sands of Time
The premiere of the first opera of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was given on April 25th, 2024, in its capital Riyadh, at the King Fahd Cultural Centre. As engraver and score designer of the opera’s composer, Lee **Bradshaw**—read his interview [here]—, I had the honour to witness the last week of preparation and rehearsal, and the premiere itself.
This trio of articles will cover the following topics:
