opera "The Tempest" by Thomas Adès

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The opera "The Tempest" by Thomas Adès is a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, acclaimed for its inventive score, complex vocal writing, and imaginative reimagining of the original drama.

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instanceOf opera
actsAs adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest
awarded Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production (nomination)
basedOn The Tempest (Shakespeare play)
linked to: The Tempest
character Alonso
Antonio
Ariel
Caliban
Ferdinand
Gonzalo
Miranda
Prospero
Sebastian
Stephano
Trinculo
commissionedBy Royal Opera House
composer Thomas Adès
criticalReception widely acclaimed
firstPerformanceCountry United Kingdom
genre contemporary opera
hasRecording The Tempest (Adès) 2009 EMI recording
The Tempest (Adès) Metropolitan Opera HD recording
language English
librettist Meredith Oakes
MetropolitanOperaPremiereYear 2012
MetropolitanOperaProductionDirector Robert Lepage
notableFor complex vocal writing
compressed and modernized libretto
high coloratura role of Ariel
inventive orchestration
numberOfActs three
orchestration large orchestra with expanded percussion
originalArielPerformer Cyndia Sieden
originalCalibanPerformer Ian Bostridge
originalConductor Thomas Adès
originalMirandaPerformer Kate Royal
originalProductionDirector Tom Cairns
originalProsperoPerformer Simon Keenlyside
period 21st-century opera
premiereDate 2004-02-10
premiereLocation Royal Opera House, London
publisher Faber Music
setting Prospero’s island
structureFeature continuous musical flow within acts
style neo-romantic elements
post-tonal
subjectMatter magic, forgiveness, and reconciliation
USPremiereCompany Santa Fe Opera
USPremiereYear 2006

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The Tempest notableAdaptation opera "The Tempest" by Thomas Adès
The Tempest (Adès) hasRecording The Tempest (Adès) 2009 EMI recording
linked to: opera "The Tempest" by Thomas Adès