As the coronavirus approached its peak in Britain and the cobwebs grew larger at London’s Coliseum, there came sad news that the English National Opera’s illustrious head, Sir Peter Jonas, had passed away.
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As the coronavirus approached its peak in Britain and the cobwebs grew larger at London’s Coliseum, there came sad news that the English National Opera’s illustrious head, Sir Peter Jonas, had passed away.
Giacomo Puccini’s first staged work was the one act opera ‘Les Willis’ based on a short story by Jean Baptiste-Karr. The story tells the tale of the love between Anna and Roberto. Roberto is enchanted away from Anna by another and Anna dies of a broken heart. Her father calls upon the ‘Villi’ to take vengeance and the Fairies make Roberto dance until he dies of exhaustion. This one act opera was written for a competition, but politics played and it did not get even an honourable mention. However, Puccini’s work was heard by Ricordi, who immediately recognised its outstanding qualities and he published the work.