Amelia al ballo giancarlo menotti biography

Opera buffa by Gian Carlo Menotti

Amelia al ballo (Amelia Goes to the Ball) is a one-act opera buffa by Gian Carlo Menotti, who set his own Italian libretto.

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Composed during when Menotti was in his mid-twenties, it was the composer's first mature opera and first critical success. The opera recounts a series of farcical events as a young Italian socialite overcomes obstacles to her attendance at the first ball of the season.

Performance history

Menotti secured a premiere for the work in Philadelphia.

This required, however, a translation into English of the original libretto. George Mead prepared the translation and Menotti made minor revisions to the music to fit the new English words. Staged by the Curtis Institute of Music, Amelia Goes to the Ball premiered on April 1, , at the Philadelphia Academy of Music under th Amelia Goes to the Ball - Wikipedia BYRY