Dèbora e Jaéle
Music by Ildebrando Pizzetti · libretto by Ildebrando Pizzetti · premiered 1922 · at La Scala
Dèbora e Jaéle (Deborah and Jael) is an opera in three acts composed by Ildebrando Pizzetti who also wrote the libretto. The libretto is based on the story of Deborah and Jael from the Book of Judges in the Bible. However, it differs in several ways from the traditional Biblical account, primarily in the motivations of its characters and the relationships between them. The opera was first performed at La Scala, Milan on 16 December 1922. Pizzetti described Dèbora e Jaéle as "The first opera that is truly all my own", distancing himself from the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio whose work had a significant influence on Pizzetti's early career.
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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)
- Fra Gherardo (1925)
- Assassinio nella cattedrale (1935)
- L'oro (1947)
- Clitennestra (1965)