opera "Hadrian"

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The opera "Hadrian" is a contemporary work by singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright that dramatizes the life and love of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, particularly his relationship with Antinous.

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opera "Hadrian" canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
basedOn life of Roman Emperor Hadrian ⓘ
commissionedBy Canadian Opera Company ⓘ
commissionType mainstage commission ⓘ
composer Rufus Wainwright ⓘ
composerNationality Canadian-American ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Johannes Debus ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
directorAtPremiere Peter Hinton ⓘ
featuresCharacter Antinous ⓘ
Emperor Hadrian ⓘ
linked to: Hadrian

Plotina ⓘ
Trajan ⓘ
firstPerformanceCompany Canadian Opera Company ⓘ
focusesOn relationship between Hadrian and Antinous ⓘ
genre contemporary opera ⓘ
hasRecording excerpts recorded in performance ⓘ
inspiredBy historical accounts of Hadrian and Antinous ⓘ
language English ⓘ
librettist Daniel MacIvor ⓘ
orchestration full orchestra ⓘ
premiereCity Toronto ⓘ
premiereDate 2018-10-13 ⓘ
premiereOccasion Canadian Opera Company 2018–2019 season opening ⓘ
premierePlace Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts ⓘ
producerAtPremiere Canadian Opera Company ⓘ
settingPlace Roman Empire ⓘ
settingTime 2nd century ⓘ
structure two acts ⓘ
style lyric ⓘ
tonal ⓘ
subject Antinous ⓘ
Hadrian ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
same-sex love ⓘ
theme grief ⓘ
memory ⓘ
political power ⓘ
queer history ⓘ
vocalForces chorus ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ
workNumberInOperaOutputOfComposer second opera by Rufus Wainwright ⓘ

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Rufus Wainwright → notableWork → opera "Hadrian" ⓘ
Rufus Wainwright → notableWork → opera "Hadrian" ⓘ
subject linked to: Wainwright