The Mask of Orpheus
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The Mask of Orpheus is a landmark 20th-century opera by Harrison Birtwistle, renowned for its complex structure, mythic subject matter, and innovative musical language.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mask of Orpheus canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
20th-century opera
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opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | English National Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Harrison Birtwistle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaturgy | non-linear retelling of the Orpheus myth ⓘ |
| duration | approximately three hours ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasAct |
Act I
NERFINISHED
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Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aristaeus
NERFINISHED
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Eurydice NERFINISHED ⓘ Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ Orpheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecording | commercial audio recording ⓘ |
| hasVersion | concert excerpts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Peter Zinovieff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | British modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | multiple simultaneous narrative layers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex structure
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innovative musical language ⓘ mythic subject matter ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra with electronics ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | English National Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
landmark work of late 20th-century opera
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one of Harrison Birtwistle's major stage works ⓘ |
| setting | mythic ancient Greece ⓘ |
| structure |
multi-layered time
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non-linear ⓘ |
| style | high modernist ⓘ |
| subject | Orpheus myth ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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memory ⓘ myth and reality ⓘ time ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complex rhythmic structures
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electronic elements ⓘ extended vocal techniques ⓘ large orchestra ⓘ |
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