Assassinio nella cattedrale

Assassinio nella cattedrale

"Assassinio nella cattedrale" ("Murder in the Cathedral") is an opera in two acts and an intermezzo by the Italian composer Ildebrando Pizzetti. The libretto is an adaptation by the composer of an Italian translation of T.S. Eliot's play "Murder in the Cathedral". The opera was first performed at La Scala, Milan on 1 March 1958.

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Recordings

*"Assassinio nella cattedrale" (DVD) Ruggero Raimondi, Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Bari, conducted by Piergiorgio Morandi (Decca, 2008)

ources

*"The Viking Opera Guide" ed. Holden (Viking, 1993)
* [http://www.delteatro.it/dizionario_dell_opera/a/assassinio_nella_cattedrale.php Del Teatro (in Italian)]
* [http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=1&Mese=03&Anno=1958&Giornata=&Testo=&Parola=Stringa Amadeus Online]


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