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The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama
UNITED KINGDOM · 1999

The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama

Peter Greenaway
death of composer Brazilian musician cinema culture artistic identity music education
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Synopsis

"Rosa", with a libretto by Peter Greenaway and score by Louis Andriessen, is the first in a projected series of 10 operas, each dealing with the death of a famous composer - some real, others fictional. "Rosa" falls into the latter category; it tells the story of Juan Manuel de Rosa, a Brazilian who went to study music in America but spent most of his time in the cinema instead, becoming particula

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