Alessandro Stradella (opera)

Alessandro Stradella
Romantische Oper by Friedrich von Flotow
The composer in 1847
LibrettistFriedrich Wilhelm Riese
LanguageGerman
Based onLife of Alessandro Stradella
Premiere
30 December 1844 (1844-12-30)
Stadttheater, Hamburg

Alessandro Stradella is a romantic opera (Romantische Oper) in three acts composed by Friedrich von Flotow to a German libretto by "Wilhelm Friedrich" (Friedrich Wilhelm Riese). Set in Venice and the countryside near Rome, it is loosely based on the colourful life of the 17th-century Italian composer and singer Alessandro Stradella. It was first performed in its full version on 30 December 1844 at the Stadttheater in Hamburg.