Phaedra (cantata)
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Phaedra, Op. 93, is a cantata for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra by Benjamin Britten, written for Janet Baker.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]Phaedra was the composer's last vocal work, written in 1975 and first performed by Dame Janet Baker at the Aldeburgh Festival on 16 June 1976.[2] Britten assembled the libretto from parts of a translation of Racine's Phèdre by Robert Lowell.[3] Stylistically, it draws from the Baroque cantata tradition and features the harpsichord, for which there are some noteworthy passages.[4]
References
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