Volpone (opera)
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Volpone, written in 1949-52 to a libretto by Alfred Perry based on the play by Ben Jonson, was George Antheil's third opera. It was first performed in Manhattan in 1953 at the Cherry Lane Theater.[1]
[edit] Synopsis
A 16th-century man pretends to be dying to obtain money from his prospective heirs.
[edit] References
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,889855,00.html
- http://www.karadar.com/operas/antheil.html
- http://209.218.170.3/composers/antheil_operas.html
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