Commère

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Commère is a character in the avant-garde opera "Four Saints in Three Acts," serving as one of the stylized, often symbolic figures in Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson’s experimental narrative.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
appearsIn Four Saints in Three Acts NERFINISHED
associatedWithAuthor Gertrude Stein NERFINISHED
associatedWithComposer Virgil Thomson NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement American modernism
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Gertrude Stein NERFINISHED
Virgil Thomson NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceWork Four Saints in Three Acts NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn avant-garde opera
hasCharacterType stylized figure
symbolic figure
hasRoleInWork Four Saints in Three Acts NERFINISHED
hasThematicRole commentator
narrative figure
hasWorkForm music theatre
languageOfWork English
medium opera
partOfCastType ensemble of saints and symbolic figures
partOfNarrativeStyle experimental narrative
relatedWorkAuthor Gertrude Stein NERFINISHED
relatedWorkComposer Virgil Thomson NERFINISHED
workPremiereYear 1934

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