Da Ponte's Oratorio, A Concert for New York /

A performance in 1826 at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral changed America's cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City. Lost to history for almost 200 years, the program was recently rediscovered and restaged by an Italian opera company, Teatro Li...

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Corporate Author: PBS (Firm)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, 2021
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Summary:A performance in 1826 at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral changed America's cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City. Lost to history for almost 200 years, the program was recently rediscovered and restaged by an Italian opera company, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, featuring the music of Cimarosa and Zingarelli along with that of Haydn, Handel, and Arne.
Item Description:Originally released by PBS, 2021.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 11, 2021.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (55 min., 32 sec)) : sound.
Audience:Academic/AP
Language:Closed-captioned.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Title from distributor's description