Word: bryusov
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...theatrical vehicle, Prokofiev's libretto is so outlandish as to be curiously fascinating and, at times, good fun. Based on a Gothic tale by the Russian symbolist writer Valery Bryusov, Angel is set in 16th century Germany and revolves, or rather, rolls around a fetching young damsel named Renata (Soprano Eileen Schauler). Unfortunately, she has an advanced case of the screaming meemies. In the first act she bares her problem in a long aria while writhing around the stage on her stomach...
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