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2'' is an Italian opera by
Giorgio Battistelli
Giorgio Battistelli (born 25 April 1953) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music. A native of Albano Laziale (province of Rome), he studied at the conservatory in L'Aquila and is a former student of Stockhausen and Kagel. Battistel ...
which premiered at
La Scala
La Scala (, , ; officially , ) is a historic opera house in Milan, Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as (, which previously was Santa Maria della Scala, Milan, a church). The premiere performa ...
on May 16, 2015.
It is based on
Al Gore
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American former politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He previously served as ...
's documentary ''
An Inconvenient Truth
''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former vice president of the United States Al Gore's campaign to educate people about Climate change, global warming. The film features a slide s ...
'',
[Dammann, Guy, "How do you write an opera? Aldebergh has the answer", ''The Guardian'' (November 6, 2009)]
/ref>[Druckenbrod, Andrew (June 03, 2008)]
"An inconvenient opera? Gore goes operatic."
''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving Greater Pittsburgh, metropolitan Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the fi ...
''. and Gore was initially a character in the opera.
Works with similar themes
* Anthropocene (opera) 2019 by Stuart MacRae
* Auksalaq (opera) 2012 by Matthew Burtner
References
Environmental mass media
Operas
Operas based on films
2015 operas
English-language operas
Opera world premieres at La Scala
Operas by Giorgio Battistelli
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