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Inès de Castro
Composer:Thomas Pasatieri
Librettist:Bernard Stambler
Synopsis
Prince Pedro, who is married to Constanza, meets and falls desperately in love with Constanza's girlhood friend, Ines de Castro. After Constanza's death, Pedro plans to marry Ines, but his father orders him to marry the Infanta of Navarre instead, to prevent further warfare. In defiance of his father's order, Pedro secretly marries Ines, by whom he already has two children. He vows to make Ines his queen one day, but his father secretly orders Ines murdered. Pedro becomes enraged and driven only by revenge. After his father's death, Pedro is crowned king and immediately shocks everyone attending the coronation ceremony by crowning as his queen, the cadaver of Ines de Castro.

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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
2:00

Number of Acts
3

Musical Style
Post-romantic; mild dissonance; bel canto style of Puccini and Menotti

Vocal & Musical Forces
Two flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, percussion, harp, strings; 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, contralto, 2 tenors, baritone, bass; SATB chorus, boys' chorus; dancers

Original Cast
Original Cast: Ines de Castro, Evelyn Mandac; Pedro, Richard Stilwell; Beatrix, Lili Chookasian; Dona Blanca, Sheila Nadler; Dom Goncalo, William Neill; Alfonso, James Morris



 
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