The Voyage (opera)

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The Voyage is an opera best known for its exploration of themes of discovery and cultural encounter, with a libretto by acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang.

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The Voyage (opera) canonical 1

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instanceOf opera ⓘ
catalogNumber Glass opera ⓘ
commissionedBy Metropolitan Opera ⓘ
commissionedFor Metropolitan Opera centennial season ⓘ
commissionType full-length opera ⓘ
composer Philip Glass ⓘ
exploresTheme colonialism ⓘ
human curiosity ⓘ
intercultural contact ⓘ
myth versus history ⓘ
the unknown ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity New York City ⓘ
genre contemporary opera ⓘ
hasActs 3 ⓘ
hasCharacter Christopher Columbus ⓘ
alien explorer ⓘ
mission control ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
hasPrologue yes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
librettist David Henry Hwang ⓘ
musicStyle minimalism ⓘ
notableFor juxtaposition of historical and speculative voyages ⓘ
nonlinear narrative about exploration and discovery ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
occasion 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas ⓘ
orchestration chorus ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ
premiereCompany Metropolitan Opera ⓘ
premiereConductor Bruce Ferden ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereDate 1992-10-12 ⓘ
premiereDirector George Tsypin ⓘ
premierePlace Metropolitan Opera House ⓘ
publisher Dunvagen Music Publishers ⓘ
runningTime approximately three hours ⓘ
setting 15th-century Europe ⓘ
future ⓘ
multiple time periods ⓘ
outer space ⓘ
prehistoric Earth ⓘ
structure prologue ⓘ
three acts ⓘ
subject cultural encounter ⓘ
discovery ⓘ
exploration ⓘ
mythic journeys ⓘ
space travel ⓘ

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David Henry Hwang → wroteLibrettoFor → The Voyage (opera) ⓘ