| Gawain | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Harrison Birtwistle | |
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| Librettist | David Harsent |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
| Premiere | 30 May 1991 Royal Opera House, London |
Gawain is an opera with music by Harrison Birtwistle to a libretto by David Harsent. The story is based on the Middle English romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The opera was a commission from the Royal Opera House, London, where it was first performed on 30 May 1991.[1][2] Rhian Samuel has published a detailed analysis of the opera.[3] Birtwistle revised it in 1994, and the premiere of the revised version was given at the Royal Opera House on 20 April 1994.[4]
- ^ Bye, Antony, "Birtwistle's Gawain" (May 1991). The Musical Times, 132 (1779): pp. 231, 233.
- ^ Samuels, Robert, "First Performances: Birtwistle's Gawain" (September 1991). Tempo (New Ser.), 178: pp. 32-33.
- ^ Samuel. Rhian, "Birtwistle's Gawain: An Essay and a Diary" (July 1992). Cambridge Opera Journal, 4 (2): pp. 163-178.
- ^ Adlington, Robert, "Birtwistle: Gawain" (1994). The Musical Times, 135 (1817): p. 463.