The Lighthouse
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The Lighthouse is a chamber opera by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies, known for its haunting atmosphere and psychological exploration of an infamous lighthouse disappearance.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chamber opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Flannan Isles lighthouse disappearance ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Maxwell Davies: The Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Edinburgh Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Peter Maxwell Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | court-of-inquiry framing device ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blazes ⓘ Court of Inquiry NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer 1 ⓘ Officer 2 ⓘ Officer 3 ⓘ Sandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | chamber orchestra with prominent percussion ⓘ |
| hasRecording | various commercial audio recordings ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
guilt
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ unreliable testimony ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Peter Maxwell Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
haunting atmosphere
ⓘ
psychological exploration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense psychological drama
ⓘ
use of small ensemble to create large-scale tension ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSingers | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | small chamber ensemble ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage work ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century opera repertoire ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Edinburgh Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1980-09-12 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Edinburgh, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a lighthouse ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and one act ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mysterious disappearance of lighthouse keepers ⓘ |
| tone |
claustrophobic
ⓘ
dark ⓘ |
| vocalForces | three male singers ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Peter Maxwell Davies