The Rake's Progress (1983)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:opera
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:ballet
gptkbp:based_on paintings by William Hogarth
gptkbp:choreography gptkb:Martha_Graham
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkbp:costume_design gptkb:David_Hockney
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced modern opera
gptkbp:design gptkb:David_Hockney
gptkbp:director gptkb:John_Cox
gptkbp:famous_event Bregenz Festival performance
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Venice
gptkbp:genre gptkb:opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Rake's Progress (1983)
gptkbp:influenced_by opera traditions
18th-century English art
Stravinsky's neoclassicism
gptkbp:inspired_by The Rake's Progress series of paintings
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:W._H._Auden
gptkbp:notable_aria ' The Rake's Progress' aria
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Baba_the_Turk
gptkb:Tom_Rakewell
gptkb:Nick_Shadow
gptkb:Anne_Truelove
gptkbp:notable_collaborations Stravinsky and Auden
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Robert_Craft
gptkbp:notable_performance Metropolitan Opera performance
gptkbp:notable_production Peter Sellars' production
gptkbp:notable_recordings Stravinsky conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
gptkbp:notable_themes the consequences of choices
the role of women
the search for identity
the nature of evil
the inevitability of fate
the impact of society on the individual
the illusion of happiness
redemption and punishment
the pursuit of pleasure
the folly of youth
the clash of social classes
gptkbp:number_of_acts three
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:The_Royal_Opera_House
gptkbp:premiere_date 1951
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkbp:revival 2013 revival at the Royal Opera House
gptkbp:setting gptkb:London
gptkbp:thematic_element social criticism
love and betrayal
fate and free will
moral decline
wealth and poverty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boris_Christoff
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5