Larmes de couteau, H. 169, Knife tears, Czech Slzy nože, is a one-act opera by Bohuslav Martinů to a French libretto by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes.[1] Composed in Paris in March 1928, it was not premiered until October 1969 at the State Theatre, Brno.[2] The plot contains surreal and grotesque elements, and the music demonstrates the composer's then preoccupation with jazz both in orchestration and musical language.[3]
^Smaczny, Jan. Bohuslav Martinů. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London & New York, 1997.
^List of Martinů's Works - Category Stage Works and Film Music - Subcategory Operas. Ed Lucie Berná and Jana Hanz. Bohuslav Martinů Newsletter, Bohuslav Martinů Institute, 2007, Vol. VII No.3, p12.
^Smaczny, Jan. Bohuslav Martinů. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London & New York, 1997. Section: Early years and first operas; p238
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