The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama

Synopsis

"Rosa", with a libretto by Peter Greenaway and score by Louis Andriessen, is the first in a projected series of 10 operas, each dealing with the death of a famous composer - some real, others fictional. "Rosa" falls into the latter category; it tells the story of Juan Manuel de Rosa, a Brazilian who went to study music in America but spent most of his time in the cinema instead, becoming particularly entranced by Westerns. Now 32 years old and residing in an abandoned Uruguayan slaughterhouse, Rosa has become one of Hollywood's foremost composers, specialising in Westerns. He also has a beautiful 19-year-old fiancee, Esmeralda, but he pays her little heed, instead lavishing his attentions on a black mare named Bola. One day, a group of men attired as cowboys arrive at the abattoir and kill both Rosa and Bola; an investigation is conducted, with particular suspicion!

Main Cast

Lyndon Terracini

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Miranda van Kralingen

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Marie Angel

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Roger Smeets

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Christopher Gillett

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Phyllis Blanford

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Peter Greenaway

Narrator

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Corné Henri Bibo

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Peter Greenaway
	Stage Director	Peter Greenaway
Writing	Writer	Peter Greenaway
Production	Producer	Kees Kasander
	Executive Producer	George van Breemen
Sound	Conductor	Reinbert de Leeuw Winfried Maczewski
	Original Music Composer	Louis Andriessen
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