Did you know that 2011 is the 250th anniversary of Carlo Gozzi's The Love of Three Oranges?






Portrait of Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806)I've had "2011 is the year of the orange!" written on the dry erase board above my desk for 2 years now so I wouldn't forget that 2011 marks the 250th anniversary of Carlo Gozzi's The Love of Three Oranges, the commedia dell'arte scenerio that both the Sergei Prokofiev opera (usually translated as The Love for Three Oranges) and my play are based on. Originally written in 1761 (which was also the year that Twinkle Twinkle Little Star was published if Wikipedia is to be...

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Published on May 10, 2011 07:30
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