Emmeline (opera)
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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]
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Opera by Tobias Picker | |
Librettist | J. D. McClatchy |
Language | English |
Based on | Judith Rossner's Emmeline |
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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]