Iris

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Iris is an Italian verismo opera by Pietro Mascagni, first performed in 1898 and noted for its exotic Japanese setting and lush orchestration.

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Iris canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
basedOn original libretto by Luigi Illica ⓘ
characterIn Iris (title character) ⓘ
linked to: Iris
composer Pietro Mascagni ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
era verismo era in Italian opera ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1898 ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1898 ⓘ
firstPerformedAt Teatro Costanzi ⓘ
genre verismo ⓘ
hasAria Hymn to the Sun ⓘ
hasInstrumentationFeature colorful orchestration ⓘ
use of orchestral color to suggest Japanese atmosphere ⓘ
hasMusicalNumber choral Hymn to the Sun ⓘ
linked to: Hymn to the Sun
hasReputation known for orchestral richness rather than plot strength ⓘ
hasSetting Japan ⓘ
hasTheme blindness and exploitation ⓘ
exoticism ⓘ
innocence and corruption ⓘ
hasVocalForces solo voices, chorus, and orchestra ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Luigi Illica ⓘ
mainCharacter Il Cieco ⓘ
Iris ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ
Osaka ⓘ
movement verismo movement ⓘ
notedFor exotic Japanese setting ⓘ
lush orchestration ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
partOf Pietro Mascagni’s operatic output ⓘ
period late 19th century ⓘ
premiereCity Rome ⓘ
premiereCountry Italy ⓘ
premiereLocation Teatro Costanzi, Rome ⓘ
structure three-act opera ⓘ
style late-Romantic ⓘ
timeOfSetting unspecified historical Japan ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judi Dench → notableWork → Iris ⓘ
subject linked to: Judi
Judith Olivia Dench → notableWork → Iris ⓘ
subject linked to: Judith
Samuel West → notableWork → Iris ⓘ
Judi Dench → notableWork → Iris ⓘ
subject linked to: Judi Dench and Michael Williams