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'''''Black Widow''''' is an [[opera]] in three acts by [[Thomas Pasatieri]] with an English [[libretto]] also by the [[composer]]. The libretto is based on [[Miguel de Unamuno]]'s ''Dos madres''. The opera premiered on March 2, 1972 with [[Seattle Opera]].<ref> |
'''''Black Widow''''' is an [[opera]] in three acts by [[Thomas Pasatieri]] with an English [[libretto]] also by the [[composer]]. The libretto is based on [[Miguel de Unamuno]]'s ''Dos madres''. The opera premiered on March 2, 1972 with [[Seattle Opera]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1QK-F0kAumkC|title=Opera Production II: A Handbook|author=Quaintance Eaton|year=1974|publisher=[[University of Minnesota Press]]|isbn=9780816657544|chapter=Black Widow|page=48}}</ref> [[Lotfi Mansouri]] was the director.<ref>{{cite book|title=American Opera (Music in American Life)|author=Elise Kuhl Kirk|year= 2001|isbn=9780252026232|publisher=[[University of Illinois Press]]|page=329}}</ref> Other notable productions include [[Lake George Opera]] in 1972 and the [[Opera in Atlanta|Atlanta Civic Opera Association]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite book|page=44|chapter=Black Widow|title=Encyclopedia of American opera|author=Ken Wlaschin|year=2006|isbn=9780786421091|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]}}</ref> The score was published by Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. in 1977.<ref name="OE"/> |
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| ⚫ | The work deals with a young widow, Raquel, who is unable to have a child but is so obsessed with the idea that having a child would give her immortality that she forces her lover, Juan, to marry another woman (Berta) so that they can have a child that she can take from them. Juan kills himself after giving the child to Raquel. Berta goes insane and triumphant Raquel becomes the caregiver of both Berta and her child.<ref name="OE">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8bQAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Joanna+Simon%22+%22black+widow%22&pg=PA56|title=Operas in English: A Dictionary|author= Margaret Ross Griffel|year=2013|page=57|chapter=Black Widow|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]]|isbn=9780810883253}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 18 March 2023
| Black Widow | |
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| Opera by Thomas Pasatieri | |
| Librettist | Thomas Pasatieri |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Miguel de Unamuno's Dos madres |
| Premiere | March 2, 1972 |
Black Widow is an opera in three acts by Thomas Pasatieri with an English libretto also by the composer. The libretto is based on Miguel de Unamuno's Dos madres. The opera premiered on March 2, 1972 with Seattle Opera.[1] Lotfi Mansouri was the director.[2] Other notable productions include Lake George Opera in 1972 and the Atlanta Civic Opera Association in 1981.[3] The score was published by Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. in 1977.[4]
Roles
[edit]| Roles | Voice type | Premiere Cast[5] March 2, 1972 (Conductor: - Henry Holt) |
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| Raquel, the "Black Widow" | mezzo-soprano | Joanna Simon |
| Juan, Raquel's lover and Berta's husband | baritone | Theodor Uppman |
| Berta, Juan's wife | soprano | Evelyn Mandac |
| Doña Marta, Berta's mother | mezzo-soprano | Jennie Tourel |
| Don Pedro, Berta's father | tenor | David Lloyd |
Story
[edit]The work deals with a young widow, Raquel, who is unable to have a child but is so obsessed with the idea that having a child would give her immortality that she forces her lover, Juan, to marry another woman (Berta) so that they can have a child that she can take from them. Juan kills himself after giving the child to Raquel. Berta goes insane and triumphant Raquel becomes the caregiver of both Berta and her child.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Quaintance Eaton (1974). "Black Widow". Opera Production II: A Handbook. University of Minnesota Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780816657544.
- ^ Elise Kuhl Kirk (2001). American Opera (Music in American Life). University of Illinois Press. p. 329. ISBN 9780252026232.
- ^ Ken Wlaschin (2006). "Black Widow". Encyclopedia of American opera. McFarland & Company. p. 44. ISBN 9780786421091.
- ^ a b Margaret Ross Griffel (2013). "Black Widow". Operas in English: A Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 57. ISBN 9780810883253.
- ^ Hume, Paul (6 March 1972). "Black Widow': Promising". The Washington Post. p. B9.
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