Jorge Peña Hen
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Jorge Washington Peña Hen (January 16, 1928 – October 16, 1973) was a Chile
an composer
and an academic at the University of Chile. He was murdered by the Caravan of Death
.
was composed in 1966. It was restaged in 2004 by Fondazione Teatro La Fenice, and in 2005 by University of Chile's Theatre in Santiago Chile.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and an academic at the University of Chile. He was murdered by the Caravan of Death
Caravan of Death
The Caravan of Death was a Chilean Army death squad that, following the Chilean coup of 1973, flew by helicopters from south to north of Chile between September 30 and October 22, 1973. During this foray, members of the squad ordered or personally carried out the execution of at least 75...
.
Works
His children's opera La CenicientaLa Cenicienta
La Cenicienta is an opera in three acts composed by Chilean artist Jorge Peña Hen , to a libretto by the Chilean author, Oscar Jara Azocar ....
was composed in 1966. It was restaged in 2004 by Fondazione Teatro La Fenice, and in 2005 by University of Chile's Theatre in Santiago Chile.