Assassinio nella cattedrale(2013)

Assassinio nella cattedrale is an opera in two acts by Italian composer Ildebrando Pizzetti, with a libretto adapted from T.S. Eliot's play Murder in the Cathedral. The work premiered at La Scala in Milan on March 1, 1958, and reached Canada the following year at the Montreal Festivals. Pizzetti's operatic interpretation transforms Eliot's exploration of faith, duty, and martyrdom into a dramatic musical work. The piece examines the tension between spiritual conviction and earthly power through the story of Thomas Becket's conflict with King Henry II. Set against the backdrop of medieval Canterbury Cathedral, the opera combines Pizzetti's modernist compositional style with the psychological depth of Eliot's original drama, creating a profound meditation on sacrifice and moral choice.