opera "Prima Donna"

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"Prima Donna" is a French-language opera by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright that explores the life and struggles of an aging opera diva.

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opera "Prima Donna" canonical 2

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instanceOf French-language opera
opera
characterType aging opera soprano
commissionedBy Luminato Festival
Manchester International Festival
Paris Opera
surface form: Opéra national de Paris
composer Rufus Wainwright
creator Rufus Wainwright
firstPerformanceYear 2009
genre contemporary opera
hasAria Ce jour de grâce est arrivé
Je connais mon devoir
Les feux d’artifice t’appellent
hasDuration approximately 2 hours
hasInstrumentation orchestra and voices
hasInterval one intermission
hasRecording Prima Donna studio recording
hasWorkType through-composed opera
inspiredBy tradition of grand opera
language French
librettist Rufus Wainwright
mainCharacter Regine Saint Laurent
notableProduction New York City 2012 production
notableProductionCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
notableProductionLocation New York City
numberOfActs 2
orchestration full orchestra
originalSettingPlace Paris
originalSettingTime 1970
premiereDate 2009-07-10
premiereFestival Manchester International Festival
premiereLocation Manchester, United Kingdom
premiereVenue The Palace Theatre, Manchester
surface form: Palace Theatre, Manchester
publisher Schott Music
recordingReleaseYear 2015
recordLabel Deutsche Grammophon
subject life of an aging opera diva
struggles of an aging opera diva
theme aging
artistic identity
fame
love
memory
vocalForces baritone
mezzo-soprano
soprano
tenor

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Rufus Wainwright notableWork opera "Prima Donna"
Wainwright notableWork opera "Prima Donna"
subject surface form: Rufus Wainwright