Vanessa
Opera in four acts
Libretto
Gian Carlo Menotti (after a novella of The seven Gothic tales by Isak Dinesen)
Premiere
15th January 1958, New York (Metropolitan Opera)
Cast
VANESSA (soprano)
ERIKA (mezzosoprano)
THE OLD BARONESS (contralto)
ANATOL (tenor)
THE OLD DOCTOR (baritone)
NICHOLAS (bass)
FOOTMAN (bass)
CHORUS
Servants, guests, peasants, children, musicians
Place
Time