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The Music Room => Opera and Vocal => Topic started by: KevinP on July 28, 2022, 05:53:54 PM

Title: Books/movies/etc that would be good source material for opera?
Post by: KevinP on July 28, 2022, 05:53:54 PM
I think Octavia Butler's Kindred could be an interesting one. A modern (well, 1976, when the novel was written) black American woman starts slipping into the past, into slavery times. Some interesting things happen (i.e., it's not just a 'wow. Slavery was bad. Let's feel good about how much better we are' spectacle.)

Lem's Solaris could be good too.

Every read or see anything and think it had good potential for a libretto?
Title: Re: Books/movies/etc that would be good source material for opera?
Post by: SimonNZ on July 29, 2022, 02:03:27 AM
I'd like to see more Nixon In China sort of nonfiction curveball.
Title: Re: Books/movies/etc that would be good source material for opera?
Post by: Betthoi on September 11, 2022, 06:36:00 PM
Agree about Lem's Solaris! It can be great
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