Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund

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]

References

^ 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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