Johann Christian Bach - Adriano in Siria - Sinfonia
Johann Christian Bach Opera: Adriano in Siria, opera seria in three acts, first performance 26 January 1765, King's Theatre, London. Libretto: Pietro Metastasio Orchestra: The Academy of Ancient Music Conductor: Simon Standage Bach's third opera for london and a tremendous fiasco, it seems tha opera was deliberatly sabotaged by an Italian faction headed by the castrato Giovanni Manzuoli, who sang the role of Farnaspe. ... Johann Christian Bach Opera Classical Adriano in Siria Sinfonia ...