Opera in the Repertoire · Modern
Arald
Music by Nicolae Bretan · libretto by Nicolae Bretan · premiered 1982
Arald is a 1942 Romanian-language 1-act opera by Nicolae Bretan. The libretto, written by the composer, is from Mihai Eminescu's poem "Strigoii" ("The Ghosts"), and tells a darker version of the Orpheus myth. The piece received its belated world premiere on May 12, 1982 at the Romanian Opera, Iași.
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About the Composer
Nicolae Bretan is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Nicolae Bretan
- Golem (1923)
- Eroii de la Rovine (1935)
- Horia (1937)