 Event |
A Child of Our Time
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| Venue |
Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 2021 |
| First Date |
14 March 2021 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time is up there with Messiah, Elijah and A War Requiem among the great English-language oratorios. It was written in white-hot response to real events: the assassination of a German diplomat by teenage Jewish refugee Herschel Grynszpan (pictured), which led in 1938 to the state-sanctioned atrocity known as Kristallnacht. But Tippett’s work converts specifics to archetypes and this, combined with its accessible and timeless score, has ensured its endurance as a universal statement about horrific conflict and ways of healing. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Music
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| Secondary Genre |
Classical
Music
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
This performance of A Child of Our Time by Michael Tippett is given by permission of Hal Leonard Australia Pty. Ltd. Exclusive agent for Schott Music Ltd. of Mainz
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Adelaide Festival Guide |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
160465 |
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