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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Appomattox (opera libretto) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Appomattox (opera libretto) Context triple: [Christopher Hampton, notableWork, Appomattox (opera libretto)]
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Target entity: Appomattox (opera libretto) Target entity description: 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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A.
The Great Gatsby (opera)
The Great Gatsby (opera) is John Harbison’s operatic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, blending jazz-inflected music with 1920s American themes of wealth, love, and disillusionment.
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B.
The Ballad of Baby Doe (opera)
The Ballad of Baby Doe is a 20th-century American opera by Douglas Moore that dramatizes the rise and fall of Colorado silver magnate Horace Tabor and his relationship with Elizabeth “Baby Doe” Tabor.
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C.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
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D.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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E.
Swanee
"Swanee" is a popular early 20th-century American song, famously performed by entertainer Al Jolson and associated with the Tin Pan Alley era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera libretto
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Confederate forces
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
historical
ⓘ
political ⓘ social ⓘ |
| hasSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civil rights
ⓘ
historical memory ⓘ legacy of slavery ⓘ political power ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ war and peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | opera audiences ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | stage performance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic text ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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end of the American Civil War ⓘ legacy of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Appomattox Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | libretto for opera ⓘ |
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