Gawain (opera)

Gawain
Opera by Harrison Birtwistle
The composer in 2008
LibrettistDavid Harsent
LanguageEnglish
Based onSir Gawain and the Green Knight
Premiere
30 May 1991 (1991-05-30)
Royal Opera House, London

Gawain is an opera with music by Harrison Birtwistle to a libretto by David Harsent. The story is based on the Middle English romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The opera was a commission from the Royal Opera House, London, where it was first performed on 30 May 1991. Rhian Samuel has published a detailed analysis of the opera. Birtwistle revised it in 1994, and the premiere of the revised version was given at the Royal Opera House on 20 April 1994.

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