Opera in the Repertoire · Modern
Gilgamesh
Music by Per Nørgård
Gilgamesh is an opera composed in 1972 by Per Nørgård who also wrote the libretto based on the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. The opera is subtitled Opera in Six Days and Seven Nights, indicating that it is not a traditional opera. It was first performed by the Jutland Opera in Aarhus on 4 May 1973. It received the 1974 Nordic Council Music Prize.
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About the Composer
Per Nørgård is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Per Nørgård
- Der göttliche Tivoli (1982)