| Volo di notte | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Luigi Dallapiccola | |
| Translation | Night Flight |
| Librettist | Dallapiccola |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Vol de nuit by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
| Premiere | May 10, 1940 |
Volo di notte (Night Flight) is a one-act opera composed by Luigi Dallapiccola to an Italian libretto he wrote based on the novel Vol de nuit by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on May 18, 1940.[1]
The opera emphasizes individual suffering and was written as a response to the rise of fascism.