Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p A Hand of Bridge, opus 35, is an opera in one act composed by Samuel Barber (9 March 1910 – 23 January 1981) with libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti (7 July 1911 – 1 February 2007), and is possibly the shortest opera that is regularly performed: it lasts about nine minutes. It premiered as a part of Menotti’s Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto on 17 June 1959 at the Teatro Caio Melisso. The United States premiere occurred the next year. The opera consists of two unhappily married couples playing a hand of bridge, during which each character has an arietta in which he or she professes their inner desires.. }
Showing items 1 to 1 of
1
with 100 items per page.
- A_Hand_of_Bridge abstract "A Hand of Bridge, opus 35, is an opera in one act composed by Samuel Barber (9 March 1910 – 23 January 1981) with libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti (7 July 1911 – 1 February 2007), and is possibly the shortest opera that is regularly performed: it lasts about nine minutes. It premiered as a part of Menotti’s Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto on 17 June 1959 at the Teatro Caio Melisso. The United States premiere occurred the next year. The opera consists of two unhappily married couples playing a hand of bridge, during which each character has an arietta in which he or she professes their inner desires.".