Volpone (opera) explained

Volpone is a comic opera written in 1949–52 to a libretto by Alfred Perry based on the play by Ben Jonson, was George Antheil's third opera. It was first performed in Manhattan in 1953 at the Cherry Lane Theatre.[1]

Synopsis

A 16th-century man pretends to be dying to obtain money from his prospective heirs.

References

  1. News: Bad Boy at 53. https://archive.today/20130204141529/http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,889855,00.html. dead. February 4, 2013. 1953-07-20. TIME.