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Donna Diana

Music by Emil von Reznicek · premiered 1894 · at State Opera Prague

Donna Diana is a comic opera in three acts by Emil von Reznicek. The libretto, written by the composer, is based on a German translation by Carl August West (Joseph Schreyvogel) titled Donna Diana oder Stolz und Liebe (... or Pride and Love) of the Spanish comedy El desdén, con el desdén (Disdain with Disdain) by Agustín Moreto y Cavana.

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About the Composer

Emil Nikolaus Joseph, Freiherr von Reznicek (4 May 1860, in Vienna – 2 August 1945, in Berlin) was an Austrian composer of Romanian-Czech ancestry.

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