Vision of Lear

Vision of Lear
Opera by Toshio Hosokawa
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LibrettistTadashi Suzuki
LanguageEnglish
Based onShakespeare's King Lear
Premiere
19 April 1998 (1998-04-19)
Gasteig, by Munich Biennale

Vision of Lear is the first opera by Toshio Hosokawa which premiered at the Munich Biennale in 1998. The opera in two acts is an adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, including elements from the traditional Japanese Noh theatre. The libretto was written in English by Tadashi Suzuki.

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