The Greek Passion
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The Greek Passion is a 20th-century opera by Bohuslav Martinů based on Nikos Kazantzakis’s novel "Christ Recrucified," exploring themes of faith, suffering, and social injustice in a Greek village.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Christ Recrucified NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Nikos Kazantzakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Fotis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grigoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Katerina NERFINISHED ⓘ Manolios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| CzechTitle | Řecké pašije NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstVersionCompletionYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| firstVersionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
first version
ⓘ
second version ⓘ |
| language |
Czech
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| librettist | Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoBasedOn | Christ Recrucified NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
lyrical
ⓘ
modernist ⓘ |
| notableElement |
large choral scenes
ⓘ
use of folk-like melodies ⓘ |
| orchestration | full orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Greek Passion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| protagonist | Manolios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondVersionCompletionYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| secondVersionLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| setting | Greek village ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| subject |
community conflict
ⓘ
re-enactment of the Passion of Christ ⓘ refugees ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ religious faith under pressure ⓘ social injustice ⓘ suffering ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
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