The Great Gatsby (opera)

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opera

The Great Gatsby (opera) is John Harbison’s operatic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, blending jazz-inflected music with 1920s American themes of wealth, love, and disillusionment.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	opera →
basedOn	The Great Gatsby →
basedOnWorkAuthor	F. Scott Fitzgerald →
character	Daisy Buchanan → George Wilson → Jay Gatsby → Jordan Baker → Myrtle Wilson → Nick Carraway → Tom Buchanan →
commissionedBy	Metropolitan Opera →
composer	John Harbison →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
firstPerformanceConductor	James Levine →
firstProductionCostumeDesigner	Jane Greenwood →
firstProductionDesigner	Michael Yeargan →
firstProductionDirector	Mark Lamos →
firstProductionLightingDesigner	Duane Schuler NERFINISHED →
genre	jazz-influenced opera → opera →
hasType	grand opera →
includesEnsemble	onstage jazz band →
language	English →
librettist	F. Scott Fitzgerald → John Harbison →
notableRoleVoiceType	Daisy Buchanan – soprano → Jay Gatsby – tenor → Nick Carraway – baritone →
orchestration	full orchestra →
periodDepicted	Jazz Age →
premiereCity	New York City NERFINISHED →
premiereCompany	Metropolitan Opera →
premiereDate	1999-12-20 →
premierePlace	Metropolitan Opera House →
publisherOfVocalScore	Schirmer →
settingPlace	Long Island → New York City NERFINISHED →
settingTime	1920s →
structure	two acts →
style	jazz-inflected → neo-Romantic →
subjectMatter	disillusionment → love → wealth →
theme	American Dream → class and social status → infidelity → moral decay →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Harbison →	notableWork