| Lohengrin | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Salvatore Sciarrino | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:SalvatoreSciarrino2016.jpg) The composer in 2016. He called his work an Azione invisibile. | |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 1982 |
Lohengrin (Azione invisibile per solista, strumenti e voci) is an operatic monodrama by the Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino. Premiered in 1982 in Milan the work was later revised by Sciarrino and the new version was premiered in on 9 September 1984 in Catanzaro.[1] The opera, which is less than an hour long, is loosely based on Jules Laforgue's 1887 parody of Wagner's opera of the same name, published as part of his Moralités légendaires.[2]
- ^ Sciarrino, Salvatore phonoarchive.org (Retrieved 26 March 2008)[dead link]
- ^ What Would Wagner Think? The New York Times (Retrieved 26 March 2008)