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Bomarzo

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An opera in two acts. Libretto by MANUEL MUJICA-LAINEZ
Music by Alberto Ginastera
(sung in the English translation by LIONEL SALTER )
A New Opera Company production in association with English National Opera direct from the London Coliseum
Bomarzo is the second opera by the Argentinian Alberto Ginastera. Based on a novel by Manuel Mujica-Lainez it is written in the form of an extended Bashback.The hunch-back Duke of Bomarzo lies dying in the garden of grotesque exotic stone monsters that he has created and relives his tortured, frustrated life. Ginastera has created a powerful score, intensely dramatic and rich in aural imagery, to complement the turbulent, vicious and sometimes erotic world depicted on stage.
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA CHORUS chorus-master
KENNETH CLEVELAND
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
ORCHESTRA, leader BARRY COLLINS conducted by LEON LOVETT Producer ANTHONY BESCH
Set in Bomarzo and Florence in the 16th century. Act 1

Contributors

Music By:
Alberto Ginastera
Unknown:
Lionel Salter
Unknown:
Alberto Ginastera.
Novel By:
Manuel Mujica-Lainez
Chorus-Master:
Kenneth Cleveland
Leader:
Barry Collins
Conducted By:
Leon Lovett
Producer:
Anthony Besch
Source: Radio Times

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