Francisco Goya

Francisco Goya is a fictional character, based on the  in the opera "Facing Goya" by Michael Nyman on a libretto by Victoria Hardie. Goya is based on the real life Aragon Spanish court painter Francisco Goya (March 30, 1746 – April 16, 1828). more
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