Dutch National Opera will premiere George Orwell’s satire Animal Farm in an opera by Alexander Raskatov in March 2023, it was confirmed today.
The French-based Russian composer’s previous opera was A Dog’s Heart, after Bulgakov.
Could it be that some animals are more equal than others?
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Apropos…
‘Was confirmed today’? It has been in DNO’s program since it was published way before the season.
Ha, ha, Norman! Perhaps I should get my gorgeous cheeky-faced Bradford cat, Tosca, to audition! Or perhaps pussycats not equal- lol!
A classic novel well worth setting.
Orin Maazel wrote an opera setting 1984.