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The Tyrant
Composer:Paul Dresher
Librettist:Jim Lewis
Synopsis
The Tyrant is inspired by Italo Calvino’s remarkable short story A King Listens, which was written near the end of his life. However, the collaborators have not recreated the story as a performance piece, nor do they use any of the existing text. Rather, they take one of the key elements of the story - a king, unable to physically leave his throne for fear of overthrow, is forced to experience his kingdom entirely through the medium of sound - and build a new text upon this premise.

Productions
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COMPANYTITLEDATES
New Performance Traditions The Tyrant1/25/2008 - 1/25/2008
The Cleveland OperaThe Tyrant5/3/2006 - 5/7/2006


OPERA America/Opera.ca Grants Awarded
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Opera Fund/Canadian Opera Creation Fund2006
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Tenor and Pierrot Ensemble

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John Duykers


 
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