Caligula the opera
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006“The composer Detlev Glanert said he was drawn to Albert Camus’s play “Caligula” because, rather than having characters who interact with one another, it centers on a single character who dominates the others. That’s putting it mildly, but another, more down-to- earth answer might be that the play is crammed with violence, an ingredient long cherished by opera composers.” International Herald Tribune.
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