Alfredo Casella: La Donna SerpenteWhen, in 1928, Alfredo Casella approached opera for the first time, he was already a mature, 45 year old composer. La Donna Serpente by Carlo Gozzi was a subject that had intrigued him for a decade or so and, in fact, in 1918 he had conceived of a choral ballet, for which he commissioned scenery and costumes from the Russian painter. La Donna Serpente kept Casella busy for three years, from October 1928 to the same month in 1931. Just days before the

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