Sonnets From the Portuguese (composed by Libby Larsen, set to Elizabeth Barrett Browning's ca. 1845 work of the same title)
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Annotation
premiered August 3, 1989 by Arleen Auger, soprano, at the Aspen Music Festival.
Annotation last modified on 2015-07-11 09:39 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist: | Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
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| composer: | Libby Larsen (American composer) |
| premiered at: | Aspen Music Festival 1989 (1989-08-03) |
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| parts: | 1. Sonnets From the Portuguese: I. I Thought Once how Theocritus Had Sung 2. Sonnets From the Portuguese: II. My Letters! 3. Sonnets From the Portuguese: III. With the Same Heart, I Said, I'll Answer Thee 4. Sonnets From the Portuguese: IV. If I Leave All for Thee 5. Sonnets From the Portuguese: V. Oh, Yes! 6. Sonnets From the Portuguese: VI. How Do I Love Thee? |
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| is based on: | Sonnets from the Portuguese (collection of 44 love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning) |