The Leopard
The Leopard
1211 2110 perc(1), 12-string guitar, harp, strings Solo singers, chamber orchestra
Opera in Two Acts, in development -
Music by Michael Dellaira
Libretto by J. D. McClatchy
Note: No performances allowed in Italy without the approval of the Titanus Film Company.
Permission for theatrical rights granted by the Lampedusa Estate (Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, executor)
Permission to use English translation granted by Random House Publishers.In 1860, during the Risorgimento, Garibaldi has invaded Sicily and is sweeping the country towards a unified Italy. "If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change" declares the young and idealistic Tancredi to his uncle, Don Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina. The Prince, known as The Leopard because of his commanding personality, is of the old school, and he now faces a society in upheaval, and is forced to choose between decay and progress, between the downfall of the nobility and the future of his family. Based on the internationally acclaimed 1958 novel Il Gattopardo by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard is Michael Dellaira's third opera with J. D. McClatchy and was the last completed full-length work by the famed librettist.
Authored (or revised): 2018
Published: 2018
Text source: Based on the novel "Il Gattopardo" by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa; "IL GATTOPARDO", published 1958, Feltrinelli English translation 1959 by Archibald Colquhoun, published by Random House. Libretto by J. D. McClatchy
Duration (minutes): 122
First performance: Armel Festival, Budapest tba 2020
Book format: Full score
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