Black Widow is an opera in three acts by Thomas Pasatieri with an English libretto also by the composer.
The libretto is based on Miguel de Unamuno's Dos madres.
[2] Other notable productions include Lake George Opera in 1972 and the Atlanta Civic Opera Association in 1981.
[4] The work deals with a young widow, Raquel, who is unable to have a child but is so obsessed with the idea that having a child would give her immortality that she forces her lover, Juan, to marry another woman (Berta) so that they can have a child that she can take from them.
Juan kills himself after giving the child to Raquel.