Appomattox (opera libretto)

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Appomattox (opera libretto) is a stage work by Christopher Hampton that dramatizes the end of the American Civil War and its legacy through a contemporary operatic narrative.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera libretto ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
author Christopher Hampton ⓘ
basedOn historical events of the American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts Confederate forces ⓘ
Union forces ⓘ
surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
dramaticForm through-composed opera ⓘ
focusesOnEvent Confederate surrender to Union forces ⓘ
genre contemporary opera ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext American Civil War ⓘ
hasPerspective historical ⓘ
political ⓘ
social ⓘ
hasSetting United States ⓘ
hasTheme civil rights ⓘ
historical memory ⓘ
legacy of slavery ⓘ
political power ⓘ
race relations in the United States ⓘ
war and peace ⓘ
intendedAudience opera audiences ⓘ
intendedMedium stage performance ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm dramatic text ⓘ
mainSubject American Civil War ⓘ
end of the American Civil War ⓘ
legacy of the American Civil War ⓘ
namedAfter Appomattox Court House ⓘ
narrativeForm operatic narrative ⓘ
narrativeStructure intercut historical and contemporary scenes ⓘ
subjectOf critical discussion of political opera ⓘ
scholarship on representations of the Civil War in opera ⓘ
timeSpanCovered end of the Civil War to contemporary America ⓘ
title Appomattox ⓘ
workType libretto for opera ⓘ

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Christopher Hampton → notableWork → Appomattox (opera libretto) ⓘ