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| Composed by: | Stewart Copeland |
| Composed in: | 2020 |
| Length: | 2:30 minutes |
| Premiere date: | 2021-09-05 |
| Premiere venue: | Deutsches Nationaltheater |
| Premiere location: | Weimar, Germany |
Contents
Introduction
The opera with music by Stewart Copeland and libretto by Jonathan Moore is about inventor Nikola Tesla's quarrel with Thomas Edison in the late 19th century.
Background
Stewart Copeland finished his score for this opera on 2020-03-26. The opera's premiere was supposed to take place on 2020-09-06, but was postponsed for a year due to the Corona pandemic.
Performance history
The opera premiered on 2021-09-05 at the Deutsches Nationaltheater in Weimar, Germany. Stewart couldn't attend as he was committed to perform concerts in the USA and couldn't risk a possible Corona quarantine.
Release History
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Quotations and trivia
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See also
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External links
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References
source: Stewart Copeland interview on 2020-03-27, magazines, internet, personal experience
