Opera in the Repertoire · Modern
Clitennestra
Music by Ildebrando Pizzetti · libretto by Ildebrando Pizzetti · premiered 1965 · at La Scala
Clitennestra, an opera in a prelude and two acts, was the last work by Ildebrando Pizzetti. The libretto is in Italian. The opera play is based on ancient Greek mythology written by Aeschylus and Sophocles. It was premiered at La Scala in Milan on 1 March 1965, conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni.
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About the Composer
Ildebrando Pizzetti (20 September 1880 – 13 February 1968) was an Italian composer of classical music, as well as a musicologist and a music critic.
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Other Operas by Ildebrando Pizzetti
- Fedra (1909)
- Dèbora e Jaéle (1922)
- Fra Gherardo (1925)
- Assassinio nella cattedrale (1935)
- L'oro (1947)