A Village Romeo and Juliet
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A Village Romeo and Juliet is an opera by Frederick Delius that adapts Gottfried Keller’s novella into a lyrical, pastoral tragedy about doomed young lovers.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Gottfried Keller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gottfried Keller's novella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Frederick Delius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1899–1901 ⓘ |
| ending | double suicide of the lovers ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1907-02-21 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | T. Fischer (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
lyrical drama
ⓘ
pastoral tragedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist |
Charles Francis Keary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick Delius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Sali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Dark Fiddler NERFINISHED ⓘ Vreli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSection | The Walk to the Paradise Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 6 ⓘ |
| orchestralInterlude | The Walk to the Paradise Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalLanguageLibretto | German ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOeuvre | major opera by Frederick Delius ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Komische Oper Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedLanguageLibretto | English ⓘ |
| setting |
Swiss countryside
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rural village ⓘ |
| structure | six scenes ⓘ |
| style |
impressionistic
ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
doomed young lovers
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family feud ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ |
| themes |
conflict between individual and society
ⓘ
fate ⓘ love ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | Romeo and Juliet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1901 ⓘ |
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