Word: montebravado
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After drama, VI-4 turned to lighter motifs, as exemplified in The Courting of Montebravado (music by Alexander S. Ness ’04 and libretto by Andrew B. Pacelli ’03). The fifteen minute opera is set in four short scenes that mimick and make fun of the traditional Italian court opera. The Italian names are unseemly and the plot deals with true love impeded by money-loving clergy and arranged marriage, which is ultimately saved by murder. The story is quite obviously a farce—and an entertaining one, especially in light of the fact...
...Montebravado was accompanied by solo cello in a minimalist style. The accompaniment and voice were set together uniquely, although some words became uncomfortably stretched out. The accompaniment, although musically well-rounded, seemed slightly inadequate at times with several characters onstage simultaneously...
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