78 - Enrique Granados - Love & Death

His most lasting success was the piano suite Goyescas which he subsequently turned into an opera. Unfortunately the outbreak of WW1 thwarted the Paris première. The Met stepped in and staged the opera with great success on January 26th, 1916. Because of an invitation to perform at the White House, Granados and his wife cancelled their boat trip directly to Spain and went home via England instead. They died while crossing the Channel when German U-Boot 29 torpedoed the ferry.

Producer
Poorhouse International
Country
Spain
Directed by
Arantxa Aguirre
Duration
59 minutes
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