Volpone (opera)

{{Short description|Opera by George Antheil}}

{{Italic title}}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.{{cite news

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|title = Bad Boy at 53

|date = 1953-07-20

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