The Handmaid's Tale (opera)
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The Handmaid's Tale (opera)
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The Handmaid's Tale is a 1998 opera by Danish composer Poul Ruders, setting a libretto by Paul Bentley based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. It has a prologue, a prelude, two acts and an epilogue; there is a build-up in each act leading to a big scene. The work premiered in Copenhagen in 2000 and has since been produced in London, Toronto and elsewhere. Bentley's libretto converts a first-person novel into a third-person opera by means of framing devices. The action takes place
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Opera by Poul Ruders
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale_(opera)
date created:
2006-05-24T17:37:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T06:18:18Z
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