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''A Flowering Tree'' is an opera in two acts composed by John Adams with libretto by Adams and Peter Sellars, and commissioned by the New Crowned Hope Festival in Vienna, the San Francisco Symphony, the Barbican Centre in London, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, and the Berliner Philharmoniker. The story is based on an ancient Indian folk tale of the same title with translations by Attipat Krishnaswami Ramanujan.〔Boosey & Hawkes, (''A Flowering Tree'' ) accessed 28 November 2014〕 The opera resembles Mozart's ''The Magic Flute'' in some ways; both operas adapt folk tales, in this case one from southern India, "describing a young couple undergoing rituals and trials to discover the transfiguring power of love." This parallel was intended by the composer as the opera was commissioned to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth. 〔 It is set for a small cast of three singers (baritone for the narrator, tenor for the prince, and lyric soprano for Kamudha), a large chorus (SATB), and three dancers. It premiered on 14 November 2006 in the MuseumsQuartier Halle E in Vienna with Eric Owens as the narrator, Russell Thomas as the prince, Jessica Rivera as Kumudha, Orquesta Joven Camerata de Venezuela and the Schola Cantorum de Venezuela all under the direction of John Adams〔 in a production of Peter Sellars co-commissioned by New Crowned Hope. ==Performance history== In February 2015, James Darrah directed a new production of ''A Flowering Tree'' for Opera Omaha, with a cast that included six professional dancers, choreographed by Zack Winokur. The opera was conducted by Christopher Rountree. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Flowering Tree」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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