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Herculaneum & Sardanapalus - Two Opera Libretti (Paperback)
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Herculaneum & Sardanapalus - Two Opera Libretti (Paperback)
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Two opera libretti focusing on the theme of the fiery sacrifice of
the protagonists. HERCULANEUM, by Joseph Mery, a friend of
Alexandre Dumas, is set in 79 A.D. in the doomed city of
Herculaneum. Olympia, an oriental queen, sister of the Proconsul
Nicanor, falls in love with Helios, a Christian. The queen seduces
Helios and takes him from his betrothed, Lilia. Nicanor then tries
to seduce and rape Lilia, but is thwarted when Mount Vesuvius
erupts. The Christians die happy, believing that they are saved.
SARDANAPALUS, by Henri Becque, is a powerful retelling of the fall
of Assyria, and the immolation of its last king in the ruins of his
capital city. Two French tragedies of love and life in the
classical period.
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