Mazzei and daughter to the rhythm of jazz
Success of the opera set in New York
New York.
For once the America of big business can wait; in the spotlight there’s Philip Mazzei, who is historically and affectionately remembered as “the Florentine who made America”.
“Philip Mazzei” is an intelligent, fast paced and enjoyable musical. The story begins some time after the arrival of the Mazzeis in Virginia, the father, mother and daughter Peggy, arriving in 1773 to follow Philip’s dream: making Virginia into an agricultural Eden along the lines of Tuscany. And finishing with Mazzei being given the task of knocking on the doors of European royalty asking from their coffers help with the revolution against London.
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