Powder Her Face: (Libretto) (Faber Edition): An Opera in Two Acts and Right Scenes - Softcover

Thomas Ades

 
9780571516117: Powder Her Face: (Libretto) (Faber Edition): An Opera in Two Acts and Right Scenes
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0571516114 ISBN 13: 9780571516117
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Thomas Adès and Philip Hensher's dazzlingly precocious chamber opera Powder Her Face propelled its composer to international attention after its premiere in 1995 and remains one of the most frequently performed British operas of the last two decades. Charting the glamorous rise and seedy fall of the notorious socialite beauty Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, the score is as witty, poignant and memorable as the Dirty Duchess herself, paying homage to the popular idioms of cabaret and tango, as well as to Weill, Berg and Stravinsky.

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Product Description

The Libretto of Powder Her Face, an opera by Thomas Ades. The work was commissioned by Almeida Opera and premiered in the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham in July 1995, as part of the Cheltenham Festival. The libretto is by Phillip Hensher.

Review

It already counts as a modern classic --The Observer (Fiona Maddocks), 6 April 2014

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Publisher
Faber Music Ltd
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0571516114
ISBN 13 
9780571516117
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
42