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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 (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...
on May 16, 2015.
It is based on
Al Gore
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's documentary ''
An Inconvenient Truth'',
[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''. and Gore was initially a character in the opera.Ian Burton
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Sc ...
.
Works with similar themes
*Anthropocene (opera)
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, neither the International Commiss ...
2019 by Stuart MacRae
* Auksalaq (opera) 2012 by Matthew Burtner
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