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Nelson : an opera in three acts, vocal score / Stuart Greenbaum ; libretto by Ross Baglin.
Library shelf no. 782.1/GRE 1 [Available for loan]
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Nelson : an opera in three acts / Stuart Greenbaum ; libretto by Ross Baglin.
Library shelf no. Q 782.1/GRE 1 v.1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
In October 2005 it was two centuries since Horatio Nelson died
while commanding the British Fleet off Cape Trafalgar. Throughout
most of that time Nelson's victories and his heroic death were
smoothly assimilated within Britain's twin vision of itself as
imperial power, and plucky, often-isolated defender of
liberty.
Nelson's story is almost archetypically 'operatic' in the old
sense - it has passion, the horror of war, political intrigues,
gross betrayal and heroic death set in a time of sweeping
historical change. He was a man who espoused duty as the highest
of values, yet abandoned a faithful wife for Emma Hamilton ; a
man who showed sympathy to the wretched, yet orchestrated a
terrible political massacre of civilians in Naples ; whose life
was devoted to the sea though it often tortured him physically
and mentally. And standing upon these stark psychological
fissures, we have the man of precarious vanity, charisma, and
thirst for personal danger and oblivion.
Work Details
Year: 2003
Instrumentation: Soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, 3 baritones, bass, flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet in B flat, bass clarinet, tenor trombone, bass trombone, piano/electric keyboard, percussion, strings.
Duration: 140 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional.
First performance: by Trafalgar Ensemble — 24 Oct 05. Exhibitional Hall, Australia House, London, UK
Performances of this work
24 Oct 05: Exhibitional Hall, Australia House, London, UK. Featuring Trafalgar Ensemble.
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