The Greek Passion

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The Greek Passion is a 20th-century opera by Bohuslav Martinů based on Nikos Kazantzakis’s novel "Christ Recrucified," exploring themes of faith, suffering, and social injustice in a Greek village.

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The Greek Passion canonical 3
Πάθος του Χριστού 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
basedOn Christ Recrucified ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Nikos Kazantzakis ⓘ
character Fotis ⓘ
Grigoris ⓘ
Katerina ⓘ
Manolios ⓘ
composer Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1957 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1948 ⓘ
CzechTitle Řecké pašije ⓘ
firstVersionCompletionYear 1954 ⓘ
firstVersionLanguage English ⓘ
genre 20th-century opera ⓘ
hasVersion first version ⓘ
second version ⓘ
language Czech ⓘ
English ⓘ
librettist Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
librettoBasedOn Christ Recrucified ⓘ
musicalStyle lyrical ⓘ
modernist ⓘ
notableElement large choral scenes ⓘ
use of folk-like melodies ⓘ
orchestration full orchestra ⓘ
originalTitle The Greek Passion ⓘ
periodSetting early 20th century ⓘ
protagonist Manolios ⓘ
linked to: Manolis
secondVersionCompletionYear 1957 ⓘ
secondVersionLanguage Czech ⓘ
setting Greek village ⓘ
settingCountry Greece ⓘ
structure four acts ⓘ
subject community conflict ⓘ
re-enactment of the Passion of Christ ⓘ
refugees ⓘ
religious hypocrisy ⓘ
theme faith ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ
moral responsibility ⓘ
religious faith under pressure ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
xenophobia ⓘ
vocalForces chorus ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ

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Bohuslav Martinů → notableWork → The Greek Passion ⓘ
The Greek Passion → originalTitle → The Greek Passion ⓘ
Katina Paxinou → performedIn → The Greek Passion ⓘ
Σίμων Κυρηναῖος → relatedTo → Πάθος του Χριστού ⓘ
linked to: The Greek Passion