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Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund (Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy) is an opera in four acts composed by Boris Blacher to a German-language libretto by the composer based on Witold Gombrowicz's 1938 Polish play Iwona, księżniczka Burgunda. The opera premiered on 15 September 1973 at the Opernhaus Wuppertal.^[1]^[2]

The story is set in the royal court of an imaginary country and combines elements of tragic farce, fantasy, and moral criticism. The title role is portrayed by a mute dancer.^[3] Pina Bausch danced the title role at the Wuppertal premiere, one of her last performances before establishing her dance company Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch

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^ Griffel, Margaret Ross (1990). Operas in German: A Dictionary, p. 340. Greenwood Press.
^ Boosey & Hawkes. Blacher, Boris: Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund. Retrieved 11 July 2013 Template:Icon de
^ Sitsky, Larry (2002). Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook, p. 75. ABC-CLIO

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[1] Griffel, Margaret Ross (1990). Operas in German: A Dictionary, p. 340. Greenwood Press.

[2] Boosey & Hawkes. Blacher, Boris: Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund. Retrieved 11 July 2013 Template:Icon de

[Sitsky-3] Sitsky, Larry (2002). Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook, p. 75. ABC-CLIO

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 '''''Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund''''' (Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy) is an opera in four acts composed by [[Boris Blacher]] to a German-language [[libretto]] by the composer based on [[Witold Gombrowicz]]'s 1938 Polish play ''{{lang|pl| Iwona, księżniczka Burgunda}}''. The opera premiered on 15 September 1973 at the [[Opernhaus Wuppertal]].<ref>Griffel, Margaret Ross (1990). [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6xIKAQAAMAAJ&q=Blacher+Yvonne,+Prinzessin+von+Burgund+libretto&dq=Blacher+Yvonne,+Prinzessin+von+Burgund+libretto&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K5PeUdarKs6l0wWFooGQAQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAw ''Operas in German: A Dictionary], p. 340. Greenwood Press.</ref><ref>[[Boosey & Hawkes]]. [http://www.boosey.com/pages/opera/moreDetails.asp?musicID=26038&site-lang=de Blacher, Boris: ''Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund'']. Retrieved 11 July 2013 {{icon de}}</ref>
-The story is set in the royal court of an imaginary country and combines elements of tragic farce, fantasy, and moral criticism. The title role is portrayed by a mute dancer.<ref name = "Sitsky">Sitsky, Larry (2002). [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=heMqLmSvgtcC&pg=PA75&dq=Blacher+Yvonne,+Prinzessin+von+Burgund&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8Y_eUaKaM4PD0QWpwYCgAQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Blacher%20Yvonne%2C%20Prinzessin%20von%20Burgund&f=false ''Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook''], p. 75. ABC-CLIO</ref>
+The story is set in the royal court of an imaginary country and combines elements of tragic farce, fantasy, and moral criticism. The title role is portrayed by a mute dancer.<ref name = "Sitsky">Sitsky, Larry (2002). [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=heMqLmSvgtcC&pg=PA75&dq=Blacher+Yvonne,+Prinzessin+von+Burgund&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8Y_eUaKaM4PD0QWpwYCgAQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Blacher%20Yvonne%2C%20Prinzessin%20von%20Burgund&f=false ''Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook''], p. 75. ABC-CLIO</ref> [[Pina Bausch]] danced the title role at the Wuppertal premiere, one of her last performances before establishing her dance company [[Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch]]
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