Man on the Moon
Music by Jonathan Dove · libretto by Nicholas Wright · premiered 2006
Man on the Moon is a 2006 television opera in one act by Jonathan Dove with a libretto by Nicholas Wright.
It relates the story of the Apollo 11 Moon landing on 20 July 1969 and the subsequent problems experienced by Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon. The opera, about 50 minutes long, was commissioned by Channel 4 and first shown on 26 December 2006.
The director was Rupert Edwards.
In 2007, it won the Opera Special Prize at the 2007 Festival Rose d'Or in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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About the Composer
Jonathan Dove is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Jonathan Dove
- Flight (1998)