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Romanza mendace / Mendacious Romance

Composer
Németh Norbert
Original / Hungarian title
Hazug románc
Foreign language / English title
Romanza mendace / Mendacious Romance
Subtitle
Opera in three acts
Year of composition
2001
Type
Opera
Duration
119 min
Text
GYÖRI, Magda
Language
Hungarian / Italian / English
Premiere information
29 August 2003, Eötvös Days, Ercsi, Hungary (Cross-section)

17 April 2009, Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, China; Xinya Kongqi Symphonic Orchestra (current name: Peking Sinfonietta), Nicholas M. Smith (cond.) (Cross-section)
Publisher / Source
MS
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Remarks, other info
Libretto by Magda Györi

Italian translation by Dóra Várnai in 2002

English translation by Linda Domján in 2006

Shared first prize winner at the 2013 "Bartók Plus" Opera Festival´s "Key to the Future" International Opera Composer Competition in Miskolc, Hungary

Winner of the 2013 BMO Mainstage Award at the International Composer Competition announced by the Boston Metro Opera (BMO) company