Volpone (opera)
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Volpone is a comic opera written in 1949–52 to a libretto by Alfred Perry based on the play by Ben Jonson, was George Antheil's third opera. It was first performed in Manhattan in 1953 at the Cherry Lane Theatre.[1]
Synopsis
A 16th-century man pretends to be dying to obtain money from his prospective heirs.
References
- ^ "Bad Boy at 53". TIME. 1953-07-20. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
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