The First New World Opera
Catherine Bott looks at Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco's La Purpura de la Rosa -the first opera everto be performed in the New World, which received its premiere in 1701 in Lima, Peru.
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The First New World Opera
Catherine Bott looks at Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco's La Purpura de la Rosa -the first opera everto be performed in the New World, which received its premiere in 1701 in Lima, Peru.
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