Comments on: Stephen Storace’s “The Cherokee” (1794): First Representation Of Native Americans?

By: Barbara mcalister

Barbara mcalister — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 01:26:08 +0000

It was interesting to see a copy ir sn original at Gilcrease museum archives . Being a Cherokee citozen and retired opera singer, i did make a couple of copies of two songs.

By: John Lok

John Lok — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:35:20 +0000

BTW I know it’s the sub editor who writes the headlines and not Kurt Ganzl, who is, in my never humble opinion, one of the greats of writer-researchers on operetta. When I was researching the history of opera in South Australia this play came to my attention. I can’t remember if it was being performed in Australia in the 1840s, but do know that was when I first noticed the title. . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cruelty_of_the_Spaniards_in_Peru It was written in 1658, words by Davenant and music by Matthew Locke.

By: John Lok

John Lok — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:21:06 +0000

First presentation of NativeAmericans on the stage? Far from true. Purcell’s 1695 Indian Queen concerns pre-Colomban Incas and Aztecs- totally ludicrous. When Mozart was young the older composer Myslivicek’s Motezuma is stunning music and is on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivaB5xe_jUw. Montezuma was also the subject of an opers by Graun, written before Mozart was born. Vivaldi wrote another Montezuma in 1733. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9zz3zg_Wtc There are probably dozens of others by less talented hands.

By: adam pollock

adam pollock — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 09:57:36 +0000

The Storaces were close friends of Mozart in Vienna. Nancy , a star performer, was the first Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro, Michael Kelly playing Don Curzio. There Stephen wrote Gli Equivoci, based on The Comedy of Errors, with a Da Ponte libretto.Back in London the Storaces worked at Drury Lane but Stephen’s Viennese style had to give way to popular ballad operas with short songs instead of through composed ensembles etc. Such was The Cherokee.