| Beatrix Cenci | |
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| Opera by Alberto Ginastera | |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Based on | Beatrice Cenci, Stendhal's Chroniques italiennes, Percy Shelley's The Cenci |
| Premiere | 10 September 1971 |
Beatrix Cenci is an opera in two acts by Alberto Ginastera to a Spanish libretto by the composer and William Shand, based on the historical family of Beatrice Cenci, the Chroniques italiennes by Stendhal, and The Cenci by Percy Shelley. The first performance was on 10 September 1971 by the Opera Society of Washington in Washington, D.C., as part of the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The stage direction was by Gerald Freedman, with choreography by Joyce Trisler, and the conductor was Julius Rudel.[1][2][3] New York City Opera first staged the work on 1 April 1973.[4] The European premiere of Beatrix Cenci took place at the Geneva Opera in September 2000.[5]
- ^ Irving Lowens, "Reports: Washington". Musical Times, 112(1546), 1192-1193 (1971).
- ^ William Bender, "A Mass for Everyone, Maybe". Time, 20 September 1971.
- ^ Dulin, William C., "Culture on the Potomac" (September 1971). Music Educators Journal, 58 (1): pp. 28-33.
- ^ Irving Lowens, "Ginastera's 'Beatrix Cenci'". Tempo, 105(53),48-53 (1973).
- ^ Susanne Benda (2000-09-19). "Aus Licht und Farbe: Ginasteras "Beatrix Cenci"". Die Welt. Retrieved 2008-01-01.