The Tempest (opera)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:opera
gptkbp:adaptation adapted from a play
adapted from play
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grammy_Award
nominated for various awards
gptkbp:based_on The Tempest (play)
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
gptkbp:character_development Ariel's freedom
Caliban's struggle
Miranda's innocence
Prospero's journey
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Thomas_Adès
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact performed worldwide
inspired adaptations
featured in festivals
studied in musicology
influenced other operas
significant in contemporary opera
included in repertoires
gptkbp:director gptkb:Robert_Lepage
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Royal_Opera_House
gptkbp:genre gptkb:opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Tempest (opera)
gptkbp:influenced modern operas
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:postmodernism
gptkb:Shakespeare's_works
gptkb:Romanticism
gptkb:Postmodernism
20th-century opera
Shakespeare adaptations
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Shakespeare's_works
Shakespearean themes
gptkbp:inspiration island setting
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:literary_work
ballet adaptations
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:John_Tomlinson
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
gptkb:harp
gptkb:synthesizer
brass
strings
percussion
woodwinds
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Meredith_Oakes
gptkbp:libretto gptkb:Meredith_Oakes
gptkbp:music_style contemporary classical
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Caliban
gptkb:Ariel
gptkb:Miranda
gptkb:Prospero
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Thomas_Adès
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Isabel_Leonard
gptkb:David_Soar
gptkb:Matthew_Rose
gptkb:Roderick_Williams
gptkb:Alice_Coote
gptkb:Simon_Keenlyside
gptkb:Ailish_Tynan
gptkb:John_Relyea
gptkb:Robert_Murray
gptkb:Sophie_Karthauser
gptkb:Christine_Rice
David Wilson-Johnson
Clare Presland
Alan Oke
gptkbp:notable_production 2010 revival
Royal Opera House production
2020 performance
subsequent revivals
2004 premiere
2016 performance
2013 performance
gptkbp:number_of_acts gptkb:3
2
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
orchestra and voices
gptkbp:performance performed internationally
gptkbp:performance_style lyrical
theatrical
dramatic
gptkbp:performed_by various opera companies
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:2004
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:2003
gptkb:2004
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Royal_Opera_House,_Covent_Garden
gptkbp:recordings available
available on CD
gptkbp:setting gptkb:island
gptkbp:sings English
gptkbp:style contemporary classical music
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:magic
gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:revenge
redemption
forgiveness
gptkbp:themes gptkb:revenge
gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:identity
freedom
the passage of time
isolation
human nature
nature vs. nurture
power dynamics
the supernatural
the quest for knowledge
family relationships
forgiveness and reconciliation
the role of fate
illusion vs. reality
forgiveness and redemption
magic and power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Tempest
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4