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Christophe Colomb
Opera by way of Darius Milhaud
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The Staatsoper in Berlin saw one of the most elaborate and spectacular productions of 20th-century opera on 5 May 1930. Christophe Colomb to a libretto by Paul Claudel and with music by Darius Milhaud features more than 30 characters in 27 scenes lasting the better part of 3 hours. The opera moves back and forth in time to present a mosaic of contrasting episodes that illustrate important incidents and personalities in the story of Christopher Columbus.
Darius Milhaud: Christophe Colomb (Trailer)
Max Reinhardt and Paul Claudel
Darius Milhaud
Interest in Christopher Columbus as an opera subject was stimulated by the 400th anniversary of the explorer’s voyage in 1892. On that occasion, Alberto Franchetti wrote his Cristoforo Colombo, a subject that was taken up by three major composers during the interwar decades. At the centre of contemplation was the question whether Columbus was a hero or a villain. He did discover America, but what about the consequences of that discovery? Milhaud’s opera provides both sides of the coin, as the explorer is shown as a bold sailor, a visionary, a dreamer, “but also an egoist, a liar, debtor, invader and the restorer of slavery.”
The Milhaud setting was ultimately the creation of theatrical producer Max Reinhardt, who was looking
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Die Geschichte Des Lebens Und Der Reisen Christoph's Columbus
Washington Irving, Rudolph Friedner
Christmann, 1829
Biography & Autobiography; Adventurers & Explorers; Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers; History / Expeditions & Discoveries; History / North America