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Death in Venice is an opera in two acts by Benjamin Britten, his last. The English libretto was written by Myfanwy Piper, based on the novella Death in Venice by Thomas Mann. It was first performed at Snape Maltings near Aldeburgh, England on June 16, 1973.

The astringent score is marked by some haunting soundscapes of 'ambiguous Venice'. The boy Tadzio is portrayed as an Apollonian athlete, to gamelan-like percussion accompaniment.

Britten disliked Luchino Visconti's 1971 film of the story [citation needed]. Hotel Rivamare Venice Lido - Official Site - Venice hotel - Lido.

Character

Plot

Act I

Scene 1: Munich

Aschenbach, a famous German novelist, is weary and opens the opera bemoaning the fading of his artistic inspiration. As he walks through the suburbs of Munich, he stops before the entrance to a cemetery. He catches sight of a traveller (‘from beyond the Alps by his looks’) and, musing on the strange and exotic nature of foreign lands, is impulsively moved to travel south in the hope of refreshing his artistic imagination.

Scene 2: On the Boat to Venice

He takes a boat to Venice, sharing his passage with a group of libidinous youths and their leader, the Elderly Fop.