The history of twentieth century opera. 1946A.
The year where the bridges in Moerdijk open again and in the US the first computer is created; the PvdA (Labour Party) is founded; the KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) flies its first scheduled flight to the US; the Rotterdam city council approves the Basisplan voor de Wederopbouw van Rotterdam (Basic plan for the reconstruction of Rotterdam); in Paris the two-piece bathing suit is introduced: the bikini; Italy chooses to become a Republic; and Interpol is founded.
In this episode fragments from:
- Gian Carlo Menotti [see photo]-The Medium
- John Antill- Corroboree (ballet)
Other opera- and operette productions from 1946 are:
Kosuka Yamada- Hsìang Fei
Heinrich Sutermeister- Niobe
Benjamin Britten- The rape of Lucretia
Alexander Tcherepnin- Georgina Suite from the ballet Chota Rostaveli
Joaquín Rodrigo- El duende azul
Marcel Delannoy- Puck
