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Opera in the 20th century

The history of twentieth century opera. 1953A.

1953, one year after Jozef Stalin’s demise and Georgi Malenkov becomes Prime Minister of the Soviet Union and Kliment Vorosjilov is inaugurated president. In the night of 31 January to 1 February a fierce northwestern storm causes the dykes to burst and not only in the southwestern region of the Netherlands. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th president of the United States of America. In Rotterdam the sculpture De verwoeste stad made by Ossip Zadkine is revealed on Plein 1940. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are the first ones to reach the top of Mount Everest. In the United Kingdom it is Elizabeth II coronation in Westminster Abbey. While in opera-land it is mainly the passing of Sergei Prokofiev that receives all the attention.

 

In this episode there are fragments from:

  • Benjamin Britten- Gloriana
  • Gottfried von Einem- Der Prozess
  • George Antheil- Ballet Méchanique

 

Other opera-  and light opera productions from 1953 are:

  • Sergei Prokofiev- On Guard for Peace (oratorium)
  • Sergei Prokofiev- The tale of the Stone Flower (ballet)
  • Bohuslav Martinů- The Marriage
  • Bohuslav Martinů- Plainte contre inconnu
  • Bohuslav Martinů- Mirandolina
  • Vittorio Giannini- The Taming of the Shrew
  • George Antheil-Volpone
  • Bohuslav Martinů- What Men Live By
  • Oscar Straus- Bozena
  • Gian Francesco Malipiero- Il figliul prodigo
  • Carl Orff- Astituli
  • Ildebrando Pizzetti- Cagliostro
  • Darius Milhaud- David
  • Hans Werner Henze- Das Ende einer Welt
  • Hilding Rosenberg- Kaspers fettisdag
  • Yuri Shaporin- Декабристы
  • Yuri Shaporin- Dekabristy
  • Harry Somers- The Fool
  • Boris Blacher-  Abstrakte Oper Nr. 1
  • Ján Cikker- Juro Jánošík
  • Jack Beeson- Hello Out There
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