Maddalena (opera)

Maddalena
Opera by Sergei Prokofiev
Black and white photo of Prokofiev standing beside a fireplace, his arm resting on the mantlepiece
The composer c. 1918
Native title
Russian: Маддалена
LibrettistProkofiev
LanguageRussian
Based onPlay by Magda Gustavovna Lieven-Orlov

Maddalena (Russian: Маддалена) is an opera in one act by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, who also wrote the libretto based on a play of the same name by Magda Gustavovna Lieven-Orlov (under the pen name Baron Lieven).[1] That play was in turn based on Oscar Wilde's play A Florentine Tragedy.

  1. ^ McAllister, R., 1979. Prokofiev's' Maddalena: A première. The Musical Times, pp. 205–206.