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- Thea Musgrave
Remembering Bolívar (Suite from Simón Bolívar) (1994)
- Novello & Co Ltd (World)
A concert work of excerpts from the opera Simón Bolívar. Libretto by the composer based freely on the life of Simón Bolívar: Spanish version by Lilian Groag
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- Soprano, Tenor, Baritone
- 35 min
Programme Note
The opera tells the story of this important Venezuelan hero, who liberated five South American countries from Spanish colonial rule and pursued unsuccessfully his further ideal of their political unification under one flag. Against the tumultuous forces of the period's struggles, Bolívar emerges as a passionate idealist — brilliantly successful as a liberator ("El Libertador"), but who was unable to achieve his dream of South American unity. The formation of those ideals, his personal charisma and passions, and his ability to compromise are all part of a historic story which resonates with renewed meaning in today's world.