Montezuma: An Opera in 3 Acts

Composer:

Roger Sessions

Opera / Serious Opera / Orchestra Accompaniment

Catalog numbers:

EBM MP078005/ HL 365404

Price:

$495.00

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Duration (minutes):

150

Detailed Instrumentation:

Cast: 3.3.4.3: 4.4.3.1: Timp.Perc.Pno.Cel.Hp: Str

The story of Sessions’ Montezuma is told retrospectively by one of the Spanish conquistadores. The arrival of Cortez and the reaction of the Aztecs, who identify him, at first, as one of their gods, lead to the love of Cortez for a captive Indian princess.