Operas discussed in this book,
chronologically by
composers’ life dates
Ildebrando
Pizzetti (1880-1968, Italy), Assassinio
nella cattedrale
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959,
Czechia/USA), The Greek Passion
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963,
France), Dialogues des
Carmélites
Henri Tomasi (1901-1971, France),
Triomphe de Jeanne, Miguel
Mañara, François d’Assise
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992,
France), Saint François
d’Assise
Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-,
Italy), The Saint of Bleecker Street
Norman Dello Joio (1913-,
U.S.A.), The Triumph of Saint Joan
István Anhalt (1919-,
Hungary/Canada), La Tourangelle
Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996,
Finland), The Last Temptations
Robert Starer (1924-2001,
Austria/U.S.A.), The Last Lover, The
Other Voice
Marius Constant (1925 ,
Romania/France), Le jeu de Sainte
Agnès
Giselher Klebe (1925- , Germany),
Das Mädchen aus
Domrémy
John Paynter (1928-1996,
England), The Voyage of St. Brendan
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-,
Finland), Thomas
Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988,
England), Columba
Nikolai Karetnikov (1930-94,
Russia), Misteriya apostola Pavla
Sándor Szokolay (1931-,
Hungary), Ecce homo
Per Nørgård (1932-,
Denmark), Siddharta
Arne Mellnäs (1933-,
Sweden), Erik den helige
Heinz Kratochwil (1933-1995,
Austria), Franziskus
R.Murray Schafer (1933-, Canada),
Apolypsis: John’s Vision
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-,
England), The Martyrdom of St. Magnus
Philippe Capdenat (1934-,
France), Sébastien en martyr
Philip Glass (1937-, U.S.A.),
Satyagraha
Louis Andriessen (1939-, The
Netherlands), Hadewijch
Daniel Börtz (1943-,
Sweden), Den heliga Birgittas död
...
John Tavener (1944-, England), Thérèse,
Mary of Egypt
Ann Gebuhr (1945-, U.S.A.), Bonhoeffer
Nils Holger Petersen (1946-,
Denmark), Vigilie for Thomas Becket
Kari Tikka (1946-, Finland), Luther
Salvatore Sciarrino (1947-,
Italy), Infinito nero
Herman Rechberger (1947-,
Austria/Finland), Laurentius
Wolfgang von Schweinitz (1953-,
Germany), Patmos
Olli Kortekangas (1955-,
Finland), Marian rakkaus.
