Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

A recording from the Vienna State Opera,Vienna 2005

The fairytales from The Thousand and One Nights are among the world's loveliest. One of the stories is about the Oriental youth, Aladdin, who finds a magic lamp with a genie trapped inside that helps him to overcome the forces of evil. Eventually Aladdin succeeds not only in winning the Sultan's beautiful daughter as his wife, but also in helping all of the people to health, happiness and contentment. The successful Italian composer, Nino Rota, writer of famous film music such as «Death on the Nile» and «The Godfather», composed this opera for the young and young at heart.

Opera by Nino Rota
Libretto by Vinci Verginelli
Orchestra: Orchestra of Vienna State Opera
Conducted by Jendrik Springer
Cast: Cosmin Ifrim, Adrian Eröd, In-Sung Sim, Ileana Tonca, Daniel Denschlag