''Julie'' is a one-act chamber

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written by the Belgian composer

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, who was composer-in-residence of the

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opera house, La Monnaie. It is based on

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's 1888 play, ''

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'', with a libretto by Luc Bondy and written in German. It received its premiere production in March 2005 at La Monnaie and was subsequently seen in

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and as part of the July 2005 Festival d‘Aix-en-Provence. A live performance was recorded at Aix-en-Provence and released on DVD.

References

External links

Interview with the Boesmans about ''Julie''
2005 operas German-language operas Opera world premieres at La Monnaie One-act operas Operas Operas by Philippe Boesmans Operas based on plays Operas based on works by August Strindberg Works based on Miss Julie {{German-opera-stub