Entitled Hadrian, the work, which is currently in development, will be inspired by the Roman emperor's tragic love for the Greek youth Antinous during the the dawn of monotheism. It has been slated to open Canadian Opera Company's 2018-19 mainstage season.
"We began the process of creating a new opera for the Canadian Opera Company several years ago, and I'm very proud to say that we are now at the stage where we can make the news public," Neef said in a press release issued today by the company. "Bringing a world premiere to the COC's mainstage is a significant undertaking for the company and we're proud to say that all the elements are now in place to make a strong project. Rufus and I have been talking about what Hadrian would look like for at least three years now and I'm very excited about the musical and dramatic direction that this piece will take."
Hadrian will mark Wainwright's second foray into opera, following the 2009 world premiere of Prima Donnaat the Manchester International Festival and its subsequent performances in London, Toronto and New York. Playwright Daniel MacIvor, whose award-winning pieces for theatre including See Bob Run, The Soldier Dreams, You Are Here, Arigato, Tokyo and The Best Brothers, will write his first opera libretto.
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