Saw Prokofievs intensely dramatic opera The Fiery Angel in - TopicsExpress



          

Saw Prokofievs intensely dramatic opera The Fiery Angel in Amsterdam many years ago - it was an unforgettable experience The opera is based on the great novel The fiery angel: a sixteenth century romance, by the Russian Symbolist writer Valery Bryusov. Its a book full of fantasy, adventure, philosophy, religion, horror, occultism and last but not at all least: masochism. A fantastic read! You also might be interested to know that almost all material of Prokofievs third symphony is derived from his Fiery Angel-opera. youtu.be/MgDTLHnMKRM
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:30:20 +0000

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