1034:
804:
165:
praised "Adams's practiced naturalism" in setting source text to music, and stated that "the orchestra seethes underneath, delivering brief, explosive outbursts that variously suggest
Cleopatra's tantrums, Antony's bouts of self-pity, and the nervous reactions of their underlings. All this
161:, which he wrote "reveals much about the characters in the opera ... their inner essence and, to great extent, their outer aspects. It is the tuba, for instance, that lets us feel the power of Caesar. Instrument after instrument gets its theatrical moment."
110:
as "Art Deco elements and slinky gowns ... winking at the glamorous
Hollywood adaptations of the Cleopatra story" and a set that "opens and closes like an aperture, with some large structures looming in the back that recall the pyramids.
279:
1085:
1075:
390:
115:
has contributed lyrically grainy black-and-white film projections of scenes including a sail on the Nile and a crowd ready to be whipped into frenzy by a dictator."
352:
836:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1100:
975:
591:
308:
418:
210:
952:
345:
166:
instrumental agitation conveys the feeling of characters caught in a rapid-flowing stream that is leading toward certain catastrophe."
829:
905:
897:
432:
157:
singing, more ongoing narration than operatic musing", but praised the "ever churning, ever changing, ever exploring nuance" of the
31:
1080:
947:
933:
928:
923:
624:
425:
980:
695:
338:
1038:
822:
794:
479:
248:
514:
500:
578:
656:
688:
617:
383:
304:
162:
112:
940:
545:
507:
139:
called the opera "the clearest, most dramatically straightforward opera of his career — and the dullest.
1009:
1001:
565:
361:
119:
45:
486:
814:
1090:
850:
493:
58:
878:
845:
727:
663:
631:
465:
53:
49:
257:
135:
83:
17:
397:
78:, and other classical texts. It is Adams' sixth opera and his first without collaboration with
681:
539:
219:
149:
103:
70:
and Lucia
Scheckner with text from Shakespeare's play, as well as supplementary passages from
67:
781:
759:
734:
411:
1095:
1017:
958:
280:"John Adams: Antony and Cleopatra review – European premiere fuelled by molten chemistry"
713:
638:
584:
472:
376:
313:
244:
183:
143:
has the least idiosyncrasy of his nine stage works so far, and the least inspiration."
130:
107:
1054:
866:
776:
572:
558:
458:
404:
158:
79:
153:
wrote that the opera's libretto "on first hearing can sound like an endless flow of
995:
808:
741:
609:
450:
990:
720:
985:
551:
521:
144:
154:
71:
63:
803:
75:
118:
The
European debut performance occurred on 4 November 2023, at the
818:
334:
94:
The opera is divided into two acts, running 80 and 85 minutes.
330:
82:. Performances are planned in Barcelona and the New York
102:
The
September 2022 premiere of the work had staging by
792:
968:
916:
889:
858:
769:
751:
705:
673:
648:
601:
531:
442:
391:
I Was
Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
368:
66:was written by John Adams with consultation by
309:"John Adams Captures the Music of Shakespeare"
830:
346:
8:
1086:Opera world premieres at San Francisco Opera
1076:Operas based on works by William Shakespeare
837:
823:
815:
353:
339:
331:
106:set around the 1930s, described by critic
976:List of cultural depictions of Cleopatra
27:2022 opera based on the Shakespeare play
799:
592:Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?
175:
689:Choruses from The Death of Klinghoffer
419:The Gospel According to the Other Mary
7:
239:
237:
205:
203:
201:
52:in September 2022. An adaptation of
30:For the opera by Samuel Barber, see
1071:Works based on Antony and Cleopatra
1066:Cultural depictions of Mark Antony
25:
215:opera, the orchestra is the star"
44:is an opera by American composer
32:Antony and Cleopatra (1966 opera)
18:Antony and Cleopatra (2022 opera)
1061:Depictions of Cleopatra in opera
1033:
1032:
802:
1101:Operas by John Adams (composer)
981:Cultural depictions of Augustus
253:, John Adams Goes Conventional"
696:On the Transmigration of Souls
1:
625:John's Book of Alleged Dances
480:Short Ride in a Fast Machine
211:"Review: In John Adams' new
515:My Father Knew Charles Ives
501:Naive and Sentimental Music
1117:
29:
1028:
426:Girls of the Golden West
384:The Death of Klinghoffer
1081:English-language operas
941:The Spread of the Eagle
508:Guide to Strange Places
566:The Dharma at Big Sur
120:Gran Teatre del Liceu
906:Antony and Cleopatra
898:Antony and Cleopatra
851:Antony and Cleopatra
649:Other ensemble works
433:Antony and Cleopatra
251:Antony and Cleopatra
213:Antony and Cleopatra
186:Antony and Cleopatra
141:Antony and Cleopatra
59:Antony and Cleopatra
41:Antony and Cleopatra
846:William Shakespeare
728:Hallelujah Junction
664:Grand Pianola Music
466:The Chairman Dances
284:www.theguardian.com
54:William Shakespeare
50:San Francisco Opera
48:, premiered at the
579:Saxophone Concerto
487:Slonimsky's Earbox
258:The New York Times
136:The New York Times
84:Metropolitan Opera
1048:
1047:
859:Stage adaptations
790:
789:
657:American Standard
540:The Wound-Dresser
278:Maddocks, Fiona.
220:Los Angeles Times
150:Los Angeles Times
104:Elkhanah Pulitzer
68:Elkhanah Pulitzer
16:(Redirected from
1108:
1036:
1035:
839:
832:
825:
816:
807:
806:
798:
782:Postmodern music
770:Related articles
735:American Berserk
618:Chamber Symphony
443:Orchestral works
412:A Flowering Tree
355:
348:
341:
332:
325:
324:
322:
321:
301:
295:
294:
292:
290:
275:
269:
268:
266:
265:
241:
232:
231:
229:
228:
207:
196:
195:
180:
21:
1116:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1105:
1051:
1050:
1049:
1044:
1024:
1018:Roman Tragedies
964:
912:
885:
854:
843:
813:
801:
793:
791:
786:
765:
747:
701:
669:
644:
613:(string septet)
597:
546:Violin Concerto
527:
438:
364:
359:
329:
328:
319:
317:
303:
302:
298:
288:
286:
277:
276:
272:
263:
261:
245:Woolfe, Zachary
243:
242:
235:
226:
224:
209:
208:
199:
192:www.sfopera.com
182:
181:
177:
172:
128:
100:
92:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1114:
1112:
1104:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1053:
1052:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1014:
1006:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
972:
970:
966:
965:
963:
962:
956:
950:
945:
937:
931:
926:
920:
918:
914:
913:
911:
910:
902:
893:
891:
887:
886:
884:
883:
875:
862:
860:
856:
855:
844:
842:
841:
834:
827:
819:
812:
811:
788:
787:
785:
784:
779:
773:
771:
767:
766:
764:
763:
755:
753:
749:
748:
746:
745:
738:
731:
724:
717:
714:Phrygian Gates
709:
707:
703:
702:
700:
699:
692:
685:
677:
675:
671:
670:
668:
667:
660:
652:
650:
646:
645:
643:
642:
639:Gnarly Buttons
635:
628:
621:
614:
605:
603:
599:
598:
596:
595:
588:
585:Scheherazade.2
581:
576:
569:
562:
555:
548:
543:
535:
533:
529:
528:
526:
525:
518:
511:
504:
497:
490:
483:
476:
473:Tromba Lontana
469:
462:
455:
446:
444:
440:
439:
437:
436:
429:
422:
415:
408:
401:
394:
387:
380:
377:Nixon in China
372:
370:
366:
365:
360:
358:
357:
350:
343:
335:
327:
326:
314:The New Yorker
307:(2022-09-26).
296:
270:
247:(2022-09-11).
233:
197:
174:
173:
171:
168:
131:Zachary Woolfe
127:
124:
122:in Barcelona.
108:Zachary Woolfe
99:
96:
91:
88:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1113:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1041:
1040:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1003:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
973:
971:
967:
960:
957:
954:
951:
949:
946:
943:
942:
938:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
921:
919:
915:
908:
907:
903:
900:
899:
895:
894:
892:
888:
881:
880:
876:
873:
869:
868:
867:The False One
864:
863:
861:
857:
853:
852:
847:
840:
835:
833:
828:
826:
821:
820:
817:
810:
805:
800:
796:
783:
780:
778:
777:Minimal music
775:
774:
772:
768:
762:
761:
757:
756:
754:
750:
744:
743:
739:
737:
736:
732:
730:
729:
725:
723:
722:
718:
716:
715:
711:
710:
708:
704:
698:
697:
693:
691:
690:
686:
684:
683:
679:
678:
676:
672:
666:
665:
661:
659:
658:
654:
653:
651:
647:
641:
640:
636:
634:
633:
629:
627:
626:
622:
620:
619:
615:
612:
611:
607:
606:
604:
602:Chamber music
600:
594:
593:
589:
587:
586:
582:
580:
577:
575:
574:
573:Absolute Jest
570:
568:
567:
563:
561:
560:
559:Century Rolls
556:
554:
553:
549:
547:
544:
542:
541:
537:
536:
534:
530:
524:
523:
519:
517:
516:
512:
510:
509:
505:
503:
502:
498:
496:
495:
491:
489:
488:
484:
482:
481:
477:
475:
474:
470:
468:
467:
463:
461:
460:
459:Harmonielehre
456:
453:
452:
448:
447:
445:
441:
435:
434:
430:
428:
427:
423:
421:
420:
416:
414:
413:
409:
407:
406:
405:Doctor Atomic
402:
400:
399:
395:
393:
392:
388:
386:
385:
381:
379:
378:
374:
373:
371:
367:
363:
356:
351:
349:
344:
342:
337:
336:
333:
316:
315:
310:
306:
300:
297:
285:
281:
274:
271:
260:
259:
254:
252:
246:
240:
238:
234:
222:
221:
216:
214:
206:
204:
202:
198:
193:
189:
187:
179:
176:
169:
167:
164:
160:
159:orchestration
156:
152:
151:
146:
142:
138:
137:
132:
125:
123:
121:
116:
114:
113:Bill Morrison
109:
105:
97:
95:
89:
87:
85:
81:
80:Peter Sellars
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
47:
43:
42:
37:
33:
19:
1037:
1016:
1008:
1000:
996:Thomas North
961:(2016; film)
939:
904:
896:
879:All for Love
877:
871:
865:
849:
758:
742:I Still Play
740:
733:
726:
719:
712:
694:
687:
680:
674:Choral music
662:
655:
637:
630:
623:
616:
610:Shaker Loops
608:
590:
583:
571:
564:
557:
550:
538:
520:
513:
506:
499:
494:Lollapalooza
492:
485:
478:
471:
464:
457:
454:(orchestral)
451:Shaker Loops
449:
431:
424:
417:
410:
403:
396:
389:
382:
375:
318:. Retrieved
312:
299:
287:. Retrieved
283:
273:
262:. Retrieved
256:
250:
249:"Review: In
225:. Retrieved
223:. 2022-09-16
218:
212:
191:
185:
178:
148:
140:
134:
129:
117:
101:
93:
57:
40:
39:
38:
36:
1091:2022 operas
721:China Gates
706:Piano works
632:Road Movies
532:Concertante
289:22 November
98:Performance
1055:Categories
986:Salad days
944:(1963; TV)
752:Film score
552:Eros Piano
362:John Adams
320:2022-11-20
305:Ross, Alex
264:2022-11-20
227:2022-11-20
170:References
46:John Adams
1010:Cleopatra
1002:Cleopatra
917:On screen
760:I Am Love
682:Harmonium
522:City Noir
163:Alex Ross
145:Mark Swed
126:Reception
1039:Category
959:Zulfiqar
155:parlando
72:Plutarch
64:libretto
56:'s play
969:Related
398:El Niño
147:in the
1096:Operas
1021:(2007)
1013:(1917)
1005:(1912)
909:(2022)
901:(1966)
882:(1677)
795:Portal
369:Operas
76:Virgil
62:, the
890:Opera
874:1620)
809:Opera
90:Music
955:(TV)
953:1974
948:1972
936:(TV)
934:1959
929:1913
924:1908
291:2023
991:Asp
848:'s
133:in
1057::
872:c.
311:.
282:.
255:.
236:^
217:.
200:^
190:.
86:.
74:,
870:(
838:e
831:t
824:v
797::
354:e
347:t
340:v
323:.
293:.
267:.
230:.
194:.
188:"
184:"
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.