Nadia Boulanger was one of the most important teachers of the 20th century, but she was active as a creative artist for only a small part of her long life. Her opera “La ville morte” (“The Dead City”) was begun in 1909; composed in collaboration with her mentor Raoul Pugno, it’s her most substantial work, but has only been performed three times, most recently at the Greek National Opera this month. The Athens performances are a collaboration with the opera company Catapult, who will perform the work in New York in April.
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