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Aria Da Capo : An Opera In One Act, Burdette Marion Fore
Aria Da Capo : An Opera In One Act, Burdette Marion Fore
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Foreword to Aria Da Capo
The libretto of the opera is a verbatim setting of Edna St. Vincent Millay's one act play "Aria da Capo." World events, especially World War II and the current Korean War influenced the choice of this timely, yet timeless play. Miss Millay's death occurred during the composition of the opera. She never knew, therefore, of the composition or performance of her play as an opera.
The form of the opera is that of the "da capo" aria. he form, of course, was determined by the play which ends exactly as it started. Thematic material consists …