Rappaccini's Daughter (Catán opera)

La hija de Rappaccini (Rappaccini's Daughter) is an opera in two acts composed by Daniel Catán to a libretto by Juan Tovar based on the play by Octavio Paz and the 1844 short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Upon its premiere in San Diego, Rappaccini's Daughter became the first work by a Mexican composer to be produced by a major opera house in the United States.

[1] The success of Rappaccini's Daughter brought Catán international attention, launching his musical career in the United States and sealing the commission of his next opera, Florencia en el Amazonas by the Houston Grand Opera.

[2] Scene 1 On the streets of Padua, Italy, Dr. Baglioni argues with Dr. Rappaccini over his research and methods.

Scene 3 Once in Giovanni's room, Isabela tells the student that from his terrace he can see the garden of Dr. Rappaccini.

She then explains that the doctor has a beautiful daughter named Beatriz and that he won't let anyone near her.

Scene 4 In his garden, Dr. Rappaccini sings of the healing and poisonous nature of his plants.

Dr. Baglioni arrives and tells a story of a beautiful woman who turned out to be a deadly trap.

Baglioni states that there is still time to free Beatriz from her father and return her to a normal life.

Dr. Rappaccini rushes in and tells them that his scientific work has cured them and they may safely leave the garden.