Daniel Catan's "Il Postino"| Preparation, premiere and reception

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<p> Daniel Cat&aacute;n's opera <i>Il Postino</i> was primarily inspired by Chilean author Antonio Skarmeta's 1985 novel <i> Ardiente Paciencia,</i> the 1994 Italian-language film <i>Il Postino </i>, and the poetry of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. The opera <i> Il Postino</i> was prepared and given its world premiere in Los Angeles in 2010. This initial premiere was followed by national premieres of the same production in Austria, France, Chile, and still to come, Spain in July 2013. Cat&aacute;n's sudden death in April2011 prior to the opera's opening in Paris stunned music lovers worldwide. Now recognized as his final complete opera, <i> Il Postino</i> represents the pinnacle of his effort to add Spanish-language opera to the international canon. This project report explores the reception of <i>Il Postino</i> both prior to and in the wake of Cat&aacute;n's death, introduces themes emphasized in the work, and offers observations on performance interpretation informed by the original production.</p>

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Music|Theater

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Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:1524186
Date	22 November 2013
Creators	Cortez, Renee Rulon
Publisher	California State University, Long Beach
Source Sets	ProQuest.com
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	thesis