Leonore 4045

Albert and Yvette fall in love in Paris but at a bad time Its 1941 He is an occupying German soldier and clarinettist She is a young FrenchCzech pianist When the postwar authorities declare No marriage between enemies who can help the young lovers Enter Emile part Emcee part guardian angel Leonore 4045 is an opera written by Rolf Liebermann Swiss composer and former artistic director of the Paris Opera The style of the opera belongs to the 1950s rooted in the 12tone tradition of Schoenberg and Berg but lightened by lyric interludes and semiseria sending up