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!
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.
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.
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.
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:
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