The Consul

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:opera
gptkb:film
gptkbp:action two acts
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:film_adaptation
staged productions worldwide
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Music
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:novel
gptkbp:box_office $1 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Leonard_Warren
gptkb:Mildred_Miller
gptkb:Ruth_Ann_Swenson
gptkb:Eleanor_Steber
gptkb:Miriam_Fried
gptkb:Patricia_Neway
gptkb:William_Warfield
gptkb:George_London
gptkb:Robert_Rounseville
gptkb:John_Brownlee
gptkbp:character gptkb:Magda_Sorel
gptkb:The_Child
gptkb:The_Man
gptkb:The_Mother
gptkb:The_Woman
gptkb:The_Guard
gptkb:The_Consul
gptkb:The_Police
The Refugees
The Secretary
Mr. Kofner
gptkbp:characters gptkb:Magda_Sorel
gptkb:The_Child
gptkb:The_Mother
gptkb:The_Consul
The Secretary
Mr. Kofner
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Oswald_Morris
gptkbp:color gptkb:Color
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Gian_Carlo_Menotti
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later operas
influenced discussions on immigration policies
significant impact on American opera
gptkbp:director gptkb:Graham_Greene
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:John_Glen
gptkbp:first_performance 1950
gptkbp:first_released gptkb:opera
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Comedians
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
dramatic opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Consul
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:influences gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:inspiration Menotti's experiences with immigration
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Gian_Carlo_Menotti
gptkbp:libretto gptkb:Gian_Carlo_Menotti
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:John_Sorel
gptkb:Magda_Sorel
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Miklos_Rozsa
gptkbp:music_style 20th-century classical music
gptkbp:notable_aria ' The Song of the Consul'.
' To This We've Come'.
The Song of the Consul
' The Song of the Nightingale'
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Lucia_Aliberti
gptkb:Renata_Scotto
gptkb:Samuel_Ramey
gptkb:Thomas_Hampson
gptkb:Anna_Netrebko
gptkb:Diana_Damrau
gptkb:Joyce_Di_Donato
gptkb:Bryn_Terfel
gptkb:Anna_Moffo
gptkb:Natalie_Dessay
gptkb:Marilyn_Horne
gptkb:Angela_Gheorghiu
gptkb:Renée_Fleming
gptkb:Sumi_Jo
gptkb:Sondra_Radvanovsky
gptkb:Plácido_Domingo
gptkb:Luciano_Pavarotti
gptkb:Cecilia_Bartoli
gptkb:José_Carreras
gptkb:Patricia_Racette
gptkb:Barbara_Hendricks
gptkb:Kiri_Te_Kanawa
gptkb:Dmitry_Hvorostovsky
gptkb:Leontyne_Price
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:opera
gptkbp:number_of_acts gptkb:3
gptkbp:orchestration full orchestra
gptkbp:performance approximately 2 hours
performed worldwide
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:London
gptkbp:premiere_date 1950
September 15, 1950
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:John_Brabourne
gptkbp:recordings available on CD
multiple recordings available
available on vinyl
multiple studio recordings
gptkbp:release_format theatrical
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1970
gptkbp:revival frequent revivals since premiere
gptkbp:runtime 110 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Graham_Greene
gptkbp:setting an unnamed European country
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Richard_Burton
gptkb:Claudia_Cardinale
gptkbp:style gptkb:Modernist
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:loss
gptkb:survival
gptkb:conflict
gptkb:government
gptkb:identity
gptkb:sacrifice
gptkb:family
love
freedom
hope
despair
gptkbp:theme gptkb:totalitarianism
political oppression
gptkbp:themes political oppression
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Nashville_Opera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3