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Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Antony and Cleopatra

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Personal name headingBarber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Antony and Cleopatra
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See alsoComposer: Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/cmp
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Opera adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra http://rdaregistry.info/Elements/u/P60720
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Other standard no.Q4777266
185619647
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1387740
Form of workOperas
Adaptations
Beginning date1966
Associated placeNew York (N.Y.)
Opus no.op. 40
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Found inBarber, Samuel. After the concert, 196-?: p. 1 (sketch for Antony and Cleopatra)
Wikipedia, Feb. 1, 2013 (Antony and Cleopatra is an opera in three acts by American composer Samuel Barber. The libretto was prepared by Franco Zeffirelli based on the play Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare. It originally made use of Shakespeare's language exclusively; first performed in New York City on September 16, 1966)
Allmusic website, Feb. 1, 2013 (Samuel Barber, Antony and Cleopatra, opera, Op. 40; genre: Opera; Classical; period: Modern; comp. date: 1966; Samuel Barber's three-act opera Antony and Cleopatra was commissioned for the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in 1966. The libretto was by the maverick theatrical genius from Italy Franco Zeffirelli, and the story taken from the play by William Shakespeare of the same name. The premiere took place on September 1)
Grove music online, Feb. 1, 2013 (Antony and Cleopatra. Opera in three acts, op.40, by Samuel Barber to a libretto by Franco Zeffirelli after William Shakespear's play; New York, Metropolitan Opera, 16 September 1966)