
Jul
28
La Vida Breve: Chautauqua Opera Conservatory at Chautauqua Institution
Performance Date: July, 28 at The Amphitheater Music by: Manuel de Falla Librettist: Carlos Fernández Shaw Stage Director: Emma Griffin Conductor: Timothy Muffitt La Vida Breve, with music by Manuel de Falla and a libretto by Carlos Fernández Shaw, is considered one of the greatest operas written in Spanish. Written in 1905, it’s a kind of “tragic zarzuela”, a hothouse verismo opera that mixes Andalusian folk songs…
Chautauqua, NY