The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera)
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a chamber opera based on Oliver Sacks’s case study about a man with visual agnosia, noted for its minimalist score and psychologically focused narrative.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chamber opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (case study) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Oliver Sacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Michael Nyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
identity
ⓘ
perception ⓘ relationship between music and cognition ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| genre | minimalist opera ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | television film adaptation ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
cello
ⓘ
harpsichord ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| hasLibrettoSource | Oliver Sacks’s clinical case study ⓘ |
| hasRecording | The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1987 recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedVenueType |
chamber opera space
ⓘ
small theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Christopher Rawlence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr P
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs P NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
repetitive structures
ⓘ
tonal minimalism ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
minimalist score
ⓘ
psychologically focused narrative ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage work ⓘ |
| partOf | Michael Nyman’s stage works ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1986-10-27 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Institute of Contemporary Arts, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Chester Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
chamber ensemble
ⓘ
three singers ⓘ |
| setting | neurologist’s consulting room ⓘ |
| structure | series of clinical interviews ⓘ |
| style | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
neurological disorder
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ visual agnosia ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 1985–1986 ⓘ |
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