Horia (opera)

Horia is a 1937 Romanian-language opera by Nicolae Bretan to a libretto by Ghiţă Pop.[1][2][3] The story is based on Horia the 1784 Transylvania Romanian peasants revolt led by Horia, Closca and Crisan.

References

  1. ↑ William Schoell The Opera of the Twentieth Century 1476605564 2006 p138 "In 1937, he came out with his best-known opera Horia. (“For lovers of old-fashioned opera, Horia is a stirring score, singable and expressive,” opined Opera News.) "
  2. ↑ Horia Stanca Fragmentarium Clujean - 1987 Page 157 "Cu încă o tragedie îşi va încheia în 1937 Nicolae Bretan prolifica sa activitate componistică dîndu-ne cu opera Horia, pe un libret extras din piesa lui Ghiţă Pop, o evocare a unui moment istoric de puternic substrat politic şi a unui erou intrat în ..."
  3. ↑ The American Music Teacher - Volumes 26-27 - Page lvii 1976 "The National Public Radio network plans at least six nationwide broadcasts of Bretan music in 1976-77. The first nationwide broadcast (in October 1975) by NPR of Bretan's opera Horia, performed by the Romanian Opera of Cluj and recorded ..."
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