''The Fly'' is an
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
in two acts by Canadian
composer Howard Shore, with a
libretto by
David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City. He has won three Obie Awards for his plays '' FOB'', '' Golden Child'', and '' Yell ...
. It was
commissioned by the
Théâtre du Châtelet
The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.
One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a ...
in Paris, France, where it premiered on 2 July 2008, and by
Edgar Baitzel, then director of the
Los Angeles Opera, where the opera was first performed on 7 September 2008. The work was broadcast by
Radio France
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Stations
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* France Inter — Radio France's " generalist" station, featuring entertaining and informative talk mixed with a wide variety o ...
's station
France Musique
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History
The channel was launch ...
on 2 August 2008.
The opera is loosely based on
David Cronenberg's 1986 film ''
The Fly'', which was based on the
short story of the same name by
George Langelaan. Shore also wrote the musically unrelated score of that film.
Roles
The opera runs approximately two hours.
References
External links
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