Les Mamelles de Tirésias
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Les Mamelles de Tirésias is a surrealist opera bouffe by Francis Poulenc, adapted from Guillaume Apollinaire’s play and noted for its playful, avant-garde treatment of gender roles and identity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
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opéra bouffe ⓘ surrealist opera ⓘ |
| acts | 2 ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Guillaume Apollinaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Les Mamelles de Tirésias (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Guillaume Apollinaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | FP 125 ⓘ |
| composer | Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | opéra bouffe ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
opéra bouffe
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surrealism ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Le Directeur du théâtre
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Le Gendarme NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Journaliste NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Mari NERFINISHED ⓘ Thérèse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | yes ⓘ |
| hasSurrealElements | yes ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFemaleProtagonist | Thérèse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMaleProtagonist | Le Mari ⓘ |
| movement | surrealism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic treatment of serious social issues
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early surrealist opera treatment ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
gender identity
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gender roles ⓘ role reversal ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra and voices ⓘ |
| originalPlayAuthor | Guillaume Apollinaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPlayPublicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1947-06-03 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and two acts ⓘ |
| style |
avant-garde
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playful ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
female emancipation
ⓘ
fertility and birthrate ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 1940s ⓘ |
| titleTranslationEnglish | The Breasts of Tiresias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
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