Arianna
Music by Alexander Goehr · libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini
Arianna is an opera in eight scenes by the English composer Alexander Goehr, premiered at the Royal Opera House in London in 1995. It is set to the libretto (in Italian), by Ottavio Rinuccini that was used by Claudio Monteverdi in his 1608 lost opera, L'Arianna. The opera is Goehr's Op. 58.
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About the Composer
Peter Alexander Goehr (German: ['ɡøːɐ̯]; 10 August 1932 – 26 August 2024) was a German-born English composer of contemporary classical music and academic teacher. A long-time professor of music at the University of Cambridge, Goehr influenced many notable contemporary composers, including Thomas Adès, Julian Anderson, George Benjamin and Robin Holloway. Born in Berlin, Goehr grew up in London surrounded by musicians, including his father, the conductor Walter Goehr. Goehr emerged as a central figure in the Manchester School of post-war British composers, including Peter Maxwell Davies and Harrison Birtwistle, in his early twenties. He joined Olivier Messiaen's masterclass in Paris in 1955.…
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Other Operas by Alexander Goehr
- Arden Must Die (1967)
- Behold the Sun (1985)