Saint François d'Assise (Messiaen)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saint_François_d'Assise_(Messiaen)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Rolf_Liebermann
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Olivier_Messiaen
gptkbp:compositionPeriod 1975-1983
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Yvonne_Loriod
gptkbp:duration about 4 hours
gptkbp:firstDirector gptkb:Seiji_Ozawa
gptkbp:firstStaging gptkb:Jean-Pierre_Ponnelle
gptkbp:genre 20th-century opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint François d'Assise (Messiaen)
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Olivier_Messiaen
gptkbp:notableFor complex rhythms and bird song imitations
gptkbp:notableRecording Kent Nagano (Deutsche Grammophon, 1998)
gptkbp:notableRole gptkb:The_Angel
gptkb:Brother_Élie
gptkb:Brother_Bernard
gptkb:Brother_Léon
gptkb:Brother_Massée
gptkb:Brother_Sylvestre
gptkb:Le_lépreux
gptkb:Saint_François
gptkbp:numberOfActs 3
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
gptkbp:premiereDate 1983-11-28
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Opéra_de_Paris
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Alphonse_Leduc
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Francis_of_Assisi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peter_Sellars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5