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Labyrinth

Labyrinth is an opera in one act by composer Gian Carlo Menotti. The work was commissioned for television by the NBC Opera Theatre and uses an English language libretto by the composer. Unlike Menotti's previous television operas, such as Amahl and the Night Visitors, this opera was written with no intention of being moved to live stage performance later. Menotti intended for this work to utilize the special effects unique to television which could not be recreated in live theatre. As a result, NBC's television production of the opera was the only performance the work had received until Ventura College mounted a production in June of 2020, directed by Brent Wilson. After its March 3, 1963 broadcast the opera was mainly criticized by the press for its trite use of allegory and music which rejected the avant-garde in favour of romanticism.

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Labyrinth

March 3, 1963
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John Reardon
Bridegroom
Judith Raskin
The Bride
Robert White
The Old Chess Player
Beverly Wolff
The Executive Director
Bob Rickner
The Executive Director's Secretary
Frank Porretta
The Astronaut
John West
Death's Assistant

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