"Death in Venice" is an opera by which of these composers?
"Death in Venice", Op. 88, is an opera in two acts by Benjamin Britten, his last.
The opera is based on the novella "Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann. Myfanwy Piper wrote the English libretto. It was first performed at Snape Maltings, near Aldeburgh, England, on 16 June 1973.
Britten's final opera is about a writer, Aschenbach, who travels to Venice to try and cure his writer's block and falls unexpectedly and completely in love with a Polish youth called Tadzio. His passion for Tadzio causes him to remain in Venice during a cholera epidemic, leading ultimately to his death.
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera "Peter Grimes" (1945), the "War Requiem" (1962) and the orchestral showpiece "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" (1945).
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