Electric Saint

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Electric Saint
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flyers for the Weimar premiere
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ticket for the Weimar premiere
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program for the Weimar premiere
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poster for the Weimar premiere
Basic information
Composed by: Stewart Copeland
Composed in: 2020
Length: 2:30 minutes
Premiere date: 2021-09-05
Premiere venue: Deutsches Nationaltheater
Premiere location: Weimar, Germany

Introduction

The opera with music by Stewart Copeland and libretto by Jonathan Moore is about inventor Nikola Tesla's quarrel with Thomas Edison in the late 19th century.

Background

Stewart Copeland already promoted the planned 2020 premiere during a Weimar visit on 2019-12-09. He finished his score for this opera on 2020-03-26. The opera's premiere was supposed to take place on 2020-09-06, but was postponed for a year due to the Corona pandemic.

Performance history

The opera premiered on 2021-09-05 at the Deutsches Nationaltheater in Weimar, Germany. Stewart couldn't attend as he was committed to perform concerts in the USA and couldn't risk a possible Corona quarantine.

Release History

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Quotations and trivia

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See also

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External links

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References

source: Stewart Copeland interview on 2020-03-27, magazines, internet, personal experience