Britten's Death in Venice

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Britten's_Death_in_Venice
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Death_in_Venice
gptkb:Thomas_Mann
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Aldeburgh_Festival
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkbp:duration about 2 hours 30 minutes
gptkbp:finalOperaOf gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkbp:genre gptkb:opera
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Myfanwy_Piper
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Gustav_von_Aschenbach
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Peter_Pears
gptkbp:notableRecording Decca, 1974, Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
gptkbp:numberOfActs 2
gptkbp:opusNumber Op. 88
gptkbp:premiereDate 16 June 1973
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Snape_Maltings,_Aldeburgh
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Faber_Music
gptkbp:role gptkb:soprano
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Venice
gptkbp:subject gptkb:death
beauty
homosexuality
decay
unrequited love
cholera epidemic
artistic obsession
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Independent_Opera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Britten's Death in Venice