Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:opera
gptkbp:adaptation Gertrude Stein's text
gptkbp:character gptkb:Saint_Thérèse_of_Lisieux
gptkb:Saint_Francis
gptkb:Saint_Teresa
gptkb:Saint_Ignatius
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Virgil_Thomson
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired artists
gptkbp:cultural_significance avant-garde art
gptkbp:director gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Wellesley_College
gptkbp:genre gptkb:opera_buffa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts
gptkbp:influenced subsequent American operas
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:modernism
gptkb:opera
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Cubism
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Gertrude_Stein
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Kennedy_Center_Honors
gptkb:New_York_Music_Critics'_Circle_Award
Pulitzer Prize nomination
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Aaron_Copland
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:opera
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Eleanor_Steber
gptkb:Margaret_Truman
gptkb:Patricia_Neway
gptkb:William_Warfield
gptkb:Beverly_Sills
gptkbp:notable_recordings 1950 recording
gptkbp:number_of_acts three
gptkbp:orchestration small orchestra
gptkbp:performance_style non-traditional
gptkbp:performance_tradition experimental theater
gptkbp:premiere 1934
gptkbp:premiere_date April 24, 1934
gptkbp:revival frequent
gptkbp:setting the lives of saints
gptkbp:style American classical music
gptkbp:themes gptkb:religion
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Wellesley_College
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:G._Schirmer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5