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Emmeline (opera)

Emmeline
Opera by Tobias Picker
Cabanel's Oedipus Separating from Jocasta
LibrettistJ. D. McClatchy
LanguageEnglish
Based onJudith Rossner's Emmeline
Premiere
1996 (1996)
Santa Fe Opera

Emmeline is an opera in two acts composed by American Tobias Picker with a libretto by J. D. McClatchy. Picker's first opera, it was commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera company and premiered in 1996.[1] Based on Judith Rossner's novel of the same name, Emmeline is an American retelling of the Oedipus myth from the mother’s viewpoint.[2]

In 2009, a chamber version of Emmeline was created for the Dicapo Opera.[3] In 2015, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis mounted a major new production of Emmeline that won universal acclaim.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Critic, John von Rhein, Tribune Music. "TRAGIC 'EMMELINE' NEVER MELODRAMATIC". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Critic, John von Rhein, Tribune Music. "TRAGIC 'EMMELINE' NEVER MELODRAMATIC". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Smith, Steve (11 September 2009). "Tobias Picker's Oedipal Opera at Dicapo Theater". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. ^ "Opera: Powerful St. Louis revival of Tobias Picker's 'Emmeline'". Dallas News. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  5. ^ Waleson, Heidi (2015-06-22). "Emmeline, Richard the Lionheart and La Rondine Reviews". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  6. ^ Miller, Sarah Bryan. "Opera review: 'Emmeline' is powerful stuff at Opera Theatre". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.

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