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The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama

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1999-09-041h 30m

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"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!

Directors
Peter Greenaway
Writters
Peter Greenaway

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Lyndon Terracini

    Lyndon Terracini

  2. Miranda van Kralingen

    Miranda van Kralingen

  3. Marie Angel

    Marie Angel

  4. Roger Smeets

    Roger Smeets

  5. Christopher Gillett

    Christopher Gillett

  6. Phyllis Blanford

    Phyllis Blanford

  7. Peter Greenaway

    Peter Greenaway

    Narrator

  8. Corné Henri Bibo

    Corné Henri Bibo

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    Original Language
    English
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    Keywords
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