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ReferenceBBM/death_in_venice

Title

Death in Venice

Subtitle / Other TitleOpera in two acts

Published Opus NoOp. 88

DateDec 1971-Mar 1973

RevisedJun 1973-Oct 1974

DescriptionLibretto by Myfanwy Piper after the novella by Thomas Mann. German translation by Claus Henneberg and Hans Keller. The dedication reads 'To Peter'.

Extent30 items

CopiesMaterial has been microfilmed and is available as follows:
Composition sketch: A10, frames 2 - 274
Discarded sketches i): X11, frames 42 - 118
Discarded sketches ii): A10, frames 275 - 303
Full score - Act I: A11, frames 2 - 422
Full score - Act II: A12, frames 2 - 312
Appendix (corrections): A12, frames 313 - 587
Sketch fragment: A57, frames 383 - 385
Notes & stageplan: A30, frames 324 - 349

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