| 1984 | |
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| Opera by Lorin Maazel | |
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| Language | English |
| Based on | Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell |
| Premiere | 3 May 2005 Royal Opera House, London |
| Website | www |
1984 is an opera by the American conductor and composer Lorin Maazel, with a libretto by J. D. McClatchy and Thomas Meehan. The opera is based on George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. It premiered on 3 May 2005 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in a production directed by Robert Lepage.