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''Aurora'' is an opera in three acts by the Argentine composer Héctor Panizza (also known as Ettore Panizza) set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Hector Quesada. Composed in 1907, ''Aurora'' became the second national opera of Argentina, after Felipe Boero's more popular ''El Matrero''. Although its plot is set in Argentina, ''Aurora'' is Italian in style. Panizza's score shows a strong influence of Giordano and Mascagni. ''Aurora'' was the first Argentine opera to be commissioned for the inaugural season of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, where it premiered on 5 September 1908. The main tenor aria, "Alta en el cielo" ("High in the sky"), from the ''intermedio épico'' at the finale of Act 2 was used as a national hymn to the Argentine flag. The later revised version of the opera set in Spanish was premiered on 9 July 1945 and is now considered the Argentine patriotic opera ''par excellence''. ''Aurora'' was also performed at Teatro Colón in 1909 (with Hariclea Darclée), 1945, 1953, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1983 and 1999. ==Sources== *Laurance, Rita, (Aurora, opera ), All Music Guide 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aurora (opera)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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