Today, I had the chance to sit down and chat with Melbourne-based composer Lee **Bradshaw.** Exactly on this day, one year ago (2024), the premiere of his first opera—which I had the honour of engraving—took place. It was not just “another opera”, rather the first grand-opera of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, titled _Zarqa Al-Yamama,_ a 90-min, two-acts masterpiece entirely sung in Arabic language.
To celebrate this historic anniversary, I felt it appropriate to catch-up with Lee on his multiple open fronts (definitely a kindred soul in this!).
Grab a drink, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!
Tag Archives: Zarqa
L’Amore Trionferà
Bentornati!
[La volta scorsa](https://artisticscoreengraving.com/2024/06/22/la-storia-va-in-scena/) abbiamo analizzato a fondo come la storia sia diventata un libretto e come il libretto si sia trasformato in un’opera. Abbiamo incontrato i protagonisti della storia e passato in rassegna la sinossi dell’intera opera.
Oggi esamineremo la sua musica, scena per scena, descrivendo ciò che si può percepire all’ascolto e come questo sia collegato al dramma che si svolge sul palco.
Love prevails
Welcome back!
[Last time](https://artisticscoreengraving.com/2024/06/15/staging-history/), we analysed in depth how the story became a libretto and how the libretto became an opera. We encountered the characters of the story and went through the synopsis of the whole opera.
Today, we will analyse its music, going scene by scene to describe what you hear and how this may be connected to the drama unfolding on the stage.
Brace up, we’re going to start!
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
Welcome back!
[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.
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