Marc Blitzstein, "Sacco and Vanzetti" three-act opera.
Blitzstein (1905-1964), "the father of American opera" started writing it for the Metropolitan Opera in 1959 and Leonard Lehrman began work on it (...)
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Anton Coppola, "Sacco and Vanzetti", opera. The Libretto
Anton Coppola is both composer and librettist for Sacco & Vanzetti. The first aspect of this work that strikes the listener is the language. (...)
Richard Wagner, "The Niblung’s Ring"
Bernard Shaw has suggested that the anarchist Bakunin was an inspiration of Wagner’s Siegfried. See The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the (...)
"Red Emma". An Opera by Gary Kulesha
Composer: Gary Kulesha Libretto: Carol Bolt Description: Two acts Premiered: November 28, 1995, Canadian Opera Company, du Maurier Theatre, (...)
"Belladonna". An Opera. Music by Bernard Rand; Libretto by Leslie Dunton-Downer
Description: Two acts Premiere: Aspen Opera Theater Center Publisher: European American Music Distributors Musical Forces: Flute, oboe, (...)
"E.G.: A Musical Portrait of Emma Goldman" (Op. 78) by Leonard J. Lehrman
There are two versions : E.G.: A Musical Portrait of Emma Goldman (1987) op.78 for female singer and singing pianist (2 acts, 90 min.); Emma (...)
Andriessen, Louis, (1939- ).- Mausoleum
Compact disc: 1 sound disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. (Series: Composers’ voice highlights) Published: Amsterdam : Donemus, [1992] Music Pub. (...)
Joe Hill: 16 Actions for Chamber Orchestra & Voice. By Wayne Horvitz
Joe Hill for Chamber Orchestra, Male Voice, Female Voice and Soloist In the tradition of Aaron Copland and Charles Ives, renowned Seattle (...)
Musical Tribute to Scientists - Cambridge, 2010 Honoring Noam Chomsky
The famous linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky, known widely for being the world’s leading intellectual, was honored during a special honorary (...)