Description Sacra Rappresentazione Written 1978 Librettist Christopher Fry Adapted from Paradise Lost | First performance 29 November 1978 Composer Krzysztof Penderecki Language English | |
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Based on Ubu Roi
by Alfred Jarry Premiere 29 November 1978 (1978-11-29)
Lyric Opera of Chicago Similar Ubu Rex, The Devils of Loudun, Wozzeck | ||
Krzysztof penderecki paradise lost 1978 atto i parte 1
Paradise Lost is an opera in two acts with music by Krzysztof Penderecki and an English libretto by Christopher Fry. The opera is based on the epic poem of the same name by Milton. Penderecki himself characterized the work as a Sacra Rappresentazione (sacred representation) rather than an opera. He wrote the opera on commission for the 1976 US Bicentennial celebrations. The first performance was given on 29 November 1978, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The same production was given at La Scala, Milan on 31 January 1979.
Contents
- Krzysztof penderecki paradise lost 1978 atto i parte 1
- Krzysztof penderecki paradise lost 1978 atto i parte 2
- References
The opera is set in heaven, hell, and on earth at the dawn of creation, and is divided into 42 scenes.
Krzysztof penderecki paradise lost 1978 atto i parte 2
References
Paradise Lost (Penderecki) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA