Plump Jack

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Plump Jack is an opera by American composer Gordon Getty, based on the character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare’s history plays.

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Plump Jack canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
basedOn Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
linked to: Henry V (play)

Sir John Falstaff
basedOnGenre history play
basedOnSeries Shakespeare’s Henriad
linked to: The Hollow Crown
basedOnWorkAuthor William Shakespeare
composer Gordon Getty
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Gordon Getty
genre opera
hasCharacter Bardolph
Doll Tearsheet
Hostess Quickly
Justice Shallow
Justice Silence
King Henry IV
King Henry V
Lord Chief Justice
Mistress Quickly
Ned Poins
Nym
Pistol
Poins
Prince Hal
Shallow
Silence
Sir John Falstaff
hasInfluence Shakespearean drama
hasPart scenes from Henry IV, Part 1
linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

scenes from Henry IV, Part 2
linked to: Henry IV, Part 2

scenes from Henry V
hasStyle lyrical
tonal
language English
librettoBy Gordon Getty
mainTheme coming of age of Prince Hal
honor
life of Sir John Falstaff
loyalty and betrayal
war and kingship
musicBy Gordon Getty
notableFor operatic adaptation of Falstaff’s story by Gordon Getty
period 20th-century opera
subject John Falstaff
linked to: Sir John Falstaff
titleDerivedFrom nickname of Prince Hal for Falstaff

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Gordon Getty notableWork Plump Jack