L'oro
Music by Ildebrando Pizzetti · libretto by Ildebrando Pizzetti · premiered 1947 · at La Scala
L’oro (Italian for "Gold") is an opera in three acts composed by Ildebrando Pizzetti who also wrote the libretto in Italian language.
It premiered at La Scala in Milan on 2 January 1947, conducted by Pizzeti himself. Pizzetti wrote the whole story play for this opera, moving away from adaptation taken from mythological, historical and biblical inspiration as displayed in his previous works. This opera is a social drama. He dedicates himself to the composition of this opera completely of his own invention, set in a fantastic place without a precise temporal collocation. The center of attention in the story play is the conflict provoked by the thirst for power and the greed for wealth. L’oro is said to be the new revolution in Pizzetti's theatrical production.
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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)
- Clitennestra (1965)