Gilgamesh (Nørgård opera)

Gilgamesh
Opera by Per Nørgård
LibrettistPer Nørgård
Based onEpic of Gilgamesh
Premiere
4 May 1973 (1973-05-04)
Århus

Gilgamesh is an opera composed in 1972 by Per Nørgård who also wrote the libretto based on the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. The opera is subtitled Opera in Six Days and Seven Nights, indicating that it is not a traditional opera. It was first performed by the Jutland Opera in Århus on 4 May 1973. It received the 1974 Nordic Council Music Prize.

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