Venus und Adonis
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Venus und Adonis is a one-act opera by Hans Werner Henze with a German libretto by Hans-Ulrich Treichel, after the poem by William Shakespeare. The work uses singers and dancers.
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Venus und Adonis | |
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Opera by Hans Werner Henze | |
Librettist | Hans-Ulrich Treichel |
Language | German |
Based on | Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis" |
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It was first performed by the Bavarian State Opera in Munich on 11 January 1997.[1] The American première was at the Santa Fe Opera in August 2000, staged by Alfred Kirchner, and the same production was used for the Canadian première, which took place in Toronto in 2001.[2] The Japanese premiere was given in concert form in Tokyo on 11 January 2001.[3]