Riders to the Sea

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Riders to the Sea is a one-act opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on J. M. Synge’s play, that poignantly portrays the hardships and tragedies of an Irish fishing family.

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Riders to the Sea canonical 3
Riders to the Sea (play) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf one-act opera
opera
basedOn Riders to the Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Riders to the Sea (play)
basedOnGenre play
basedOnWorkAuthor J. M. Synge
catalogueNote often described as one of Vaughan Williams’s most powerful short stage works
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
composerNationality British
compositionEndYear 1932
compositionStartYear 1925
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dramaticForm music drama
durationApproximate 40 minutes
firstProfessionalPerformanceCity London, England
surface form: London
firstProfessionalPerformanceDate 1953-01-17
firstProfessionalPerformanceLocation Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
surface form: Royal Opera House
genre opera
language English
librettist Ralph Vaughan Williams
librettoLanguage English
mainCharacter Maurya
numberOfActs 1
orchestration small orchestra
originalPlayLanguage English
playwrightNationality Irish
premiereCity London, England
surface form: London
premiereCountry United Kingdom
premiereDate 1937-12-01
premiereLocation Royal College of Music
publisher Oxford University Press
settingCountry Ireland
settingLocation Aran Islands
structure continuous one-act
style 20th-century classical music
subject Irish fishing family
hardship
tragedy
theme death
fate
struggle against the sea
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
vocalForces chorus
solo voices

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Ralph Vaughan Williams notableWork Riders to the Sea
Riders to the Sea basedOn Riders to the Sea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Riders to the Sea (play)
J. M. Synge notableWork Riders to the Sea
J. M. Synge wrote Riders to the Sea