Der Besuch der alten Dame

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Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Visit of the Old Lady) is an opera in three acts by Gottfried von Einem to a German libretto by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, based on his play of the same name. First performance: Vienna State Opera, May 23, 1971. The work had its United States premiere on October 25, 1972 at the San Francisco Opera in a production directed by Francis Ford Coppola and using an English translation by Norman Tucker.
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (January 5, 1921 – December 14, 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and...

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Gottfried von Einem

Gottfried von Einem (24 January 1918  – 12 July 1996) was an Austrian composer. He is known chiefly for his operas influenced by the music of Stravinsky and Prokofiev, as well as by jazz. He also composed pieces for piano, violin and organ. He was born in Bern, Switzerland, into an Austrian...
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The Visit

The Visit (German: Der Besuch der Alten Dame, literally The Visit of the Old Lady) is a 1956 tragicomedy by the Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It is probably the best known of his works in the English-speaking world, particularly due to its frequent study in German A-Level and Higher courses...
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