A Hand Of Bridge
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| Written | 1953 |
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| First performance | June 17, 1959 |
| Composers | Samuel Barber |
| Librettist | Gian Carlo Menotti |
| Languages | English |
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| ID | 1082249 |
About A Hand Of Bridge
A Hand of Bridge, opus 35, is an opera in one act composed by Samuel Barber with libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti, and is possibly the shortest opera that is regularly performed: it lasts about nine minutes. It premiered as a part of Menotti's Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto on 17 June 1959 at the Teatro Caio Melisso.
